“To modern educated people, it seems obvious that matters of fact are to be ascertained by observation, not by consulting ancient authorities. But this is an entirely modern conception, which hardly existed before the seventeenth century.” PeopleMatterFactsSeemsModernCenturyAuthorityAncientObviousEducatedObservationConceptionMatter Of FactConsulting Book:The Impact of Science On Society Source: The Impact of Science On Society
“It will afford me unfeigned satisfaction if my kingdom can add its quota toward the successful accomplishment of the most important astronomical observation of the present century and assist, however humbly, the enlightened nations of the earth in these costly enterprises .” IfsImportantEarthNationsSuccessfulCenturyAddSatisfactionKingdomsObservationAccomplishmentEnterpriseEnlightenedQuota Author:Kalakaua
“After a quarter of a century of personal experience and professional observation, I have come to understand that peace of mind is the true goal of the considered life. I know now that the sum of all other possessions does not necessarily add up to peace of mind; on the other hand, I have seen this inner tranquility flourish without the material supports of property or even the buttress of physical health. Peace of mind can transform a cottage into a spacious manor hall; the want of it can make a regal residence an imprisoning shell.” KnowsWantMindDoeHandsPeaceGoalSupportCenturyMaterialsAddPropertyPossessionObservationPeace Of MindHallsQuartersShellsTranquilityPersonal ExperiencesCottagesPhysical HealthResidenceRegalQuarter Of A Century Author:Joshua L. Liebman
“The simplicity of the law by which the celestial bodies move, and the relations of their masses and distances, permit analysis to follow their motions up to a certain point; and in order to determine the state of the system of these great bodies in past or future centuries, it suffices for the mathematician that their position and their velocity be given by observation for any moment in time.” StatesMomentsBodyPastMovingLawScienceCertainOrderGivenCenturyPositionMassRelationDistanceSimplicityDetermineObservationAnalysisPermitMathematicianCelestialMoments In TimeVelocityCelestial Bodies Author:Pierre-Simon Laplace
“Every 12 years Jupiter returns to the same position in the sky; every 370 days it disappears in the fire of the Sun in the evening to the west, 30 days later it reappears in the morning to the east...[Observation in 4th century B.C.]” YearsMorningSunFireSkyCenturyPositionReturnWestEastDisappearObservationEveningJupiter Author:Gan De