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One thing scientists do is to find order among a large number of facts, and one way to do that across fields as diverse as biology, geology, physics and astronomy is through classification.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Across Among Astronomy Biology Classification Diverse Facts Fields Find Geology Large Large Number Number One Thing One Way Order Physics Scientists Thing Through Way

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I like the planets because they are real places that you can go to and send machines to. Faraway astronomy - galactic astronomy and extra-galactic astronomy - is really cool stuff, but to me, it's about destinations.

~Alan Stern

Topics: About Astronomy Because Cool Faraway Go Like Machines Me Places Planets Real Really Send Stuff You

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If I had to go back to school for anything, I'd go for astronomy.

~Anderson East

Topics: Anything Astronomy Back Back To School Go Had School

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In law, as in every other branch of knowledge, the truths given by induction tend to form the premises for new deductions. The lawyers and the judges of successive generations do not repeat for themselves the process of verification any more than most of us repeat the demonstrations of the truths of astronomy or physics.

~Benjamin N. Cardozo

Topics: Any Astronomy Branch Deduction Demonstrations Every Form Generations Given Judges Knowledge Law Lawyers More Most New Other Physics Process Repeat Successive Tend Than Themselves Truths Us Verification

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I think music is about our internal life. It's part of the way people touch each other. That's very precious to me. And astronomy is, in a sense, the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp.

~Brian May

Topics: About Astronomy Beyond Each Grasp Instead Internal Life Looking Me Music Opposite Other Our Out Part People Precious Sense Thing Things Think Touch Very Way You I Think

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Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer.

~Brian May

Topics: Astronomer Astronomy Fun More Much You

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I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out and live life and have experiences.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Actor Also Astronomy Could Experiences Go How Just Life Live Live Life Out Philosophy Political Political Science Science Study Understand You

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It's been said that astronomy is a humbling and, I might add, a character-building experience.

~Carl Sagan

Topics: Add Astronomy Been Experience Humbling Might Said

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Becoming a scientist is a long journey, and at every step, I found projects that were exciting, motivating me to continue. My path was not straightforward - when I began studying physics in college, I had no idea I would end up studying asteroids; in fact, I never took an astronomy class.

~Carrie Nugent

Topics: Astronomy Becoming Began Class College Continue End Every Every Step Exciting Fact Found Had Idea In Fact Journey Long Long Journey Me Motivating Never No Idea Path Physics Projects Scientist Step Straightforward Studying Took Up Were Would

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My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude', which is used for the brightness of a star.

~Charles Francis Richter

Topics: Amateur Astronomy Brightness Brought Interest Magnitude Out Star Term Used Which

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