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Arthur Eddington
British
Scientist
Born:
Dec 28
,
1882
Died:
Nov 22
,
1944
Because
Know
May
Mind
Nature
Put
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Something unknown is doing we don't know what.
Arthur Eddington
Unknown
Something
Know
Doing
Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight.
Arthur Eddington
Wise
Light
Debate
Rest
Our
Sun
One Thing
Weight
Rays
Least
Leave
Go
Oh
Straight
Certain
Measures
Near
Thing
It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.
Arthur Eddington
Good
Confidence
Rule
Results
Observational
Put
Until
Also
Confirmed
Theory
Forward
Every body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, except insofar as it doesn't.
Arthur Eddington
Rest
Every
State
Insofar
Except
Motion
Line
Straight
Straight Line
Uniform
Body
It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.
Arthur Eddington
Hope
Future
Simple
Judgment
Too
Distant
Shall
Understand
Sound
Star
Thing
Competent
Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter.
Arthur Eddington
Matter
Slow
Slow Process
Simplest
Hypothesis
Annihilation
May
Process
The quest of the absolute leads into the four-dimensional world.
Arthur Eddington
World
Absolute
Leads
Quest
We have found that where science has progressed the farthest, the mind has but regained from nature that which the mind put into nature.
Arthur Eddington
Nature
Science
Mind
Put
Where
Regained
Which
Farthest
Found
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