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The scientific creed is constantly growing and expanding, and we have no fears, but rejoice at its growth. We need no consistory of bishops, no synod of ministers, to tell us what to believe. Everything is open to investigation and criticism.

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The deepest truths require still deeper truths to explain them.

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The joy of suddenly learning a former secret and the joy of suddenly discovering a hitherto unknown truth are the same to me - both have the flash of enlightenment, the almost incredibly enhanced vision, and the ecstasy and euphoria of released tension.

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Science does not, I think, give a positive answer to questions concerning the immortality of the human soul...

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Asaph Hall

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Born: October 15, 1829
Died: November 22, 1907 (aged 78)
Bio: Asaph Hall III was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered the moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other planets and of double stars, the rotation of Saturn, and the mass of Mars.

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