Quote of the day
The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Frank Washington Very

Born: 1852
Died: November 23, 1927 (aged 75)
Bio: Frank Washington Very was a U.S. astronomer. He was born at Salem, Massachusetts, and educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Known for:
- Lunar and terrestrial albedoes (1917)
- The Epitome of Swedenborg's Science, V1






