What did Arthur Eddington mean by: Events do not happen; they are just there, and we come across them. Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England Copy
+ Something unknown is doing we don’t know what-that is what our theory amounts to. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Arthur Eddington, Mystery, Theory, Unknown, 0 Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England
+ For the truth of the conclusions of physical science, observation is the supreme Court of Appeal. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Arthur Eddington, Observation, Science, Truth, 0 Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England
+ Who will observe the observers? Author, September 26, 2023January 2, 2025, Arthur Eddington, Accountability, Oversight, Surveillance, 0 Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England
+ Don’t believe the results of experiments until they’re confirmed by theory. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Arthur Eddington, Science, Skepticism, Validation, 0 Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England
+ Time is the supreme Law of nature. Author, June 19, 2023January 2, 2025, Arthur Eddington, Law, Nature, Time, 0 Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England
+ Whatever else there may be in our nature, responsibility toward truth is one of its attributes. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Arthur Eddington, Nature, Responsibility, Truth, 0 Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England
+ You cannot disturb the tiniest petal of a flower without the troubling of a distant star. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Arthur Eddington, Interconnectedness, Unity, 0 Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England
+ Do not put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Arthur Eddington, Balance, Caution, Verification, 0 Arthur Eddington Astronomer · England
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Picasso said that everything is a miracle, that it’s a miracle that we don’t dissolve in our baths. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
