We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'.


As quoted in A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (1991) by Alan L. Mackay, p. 79

Arthur Eddington Quotes

We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'.

We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'.

We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'.

We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'.