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Counting stars is not unlike counting people or sheep or pebbles on the seashore. The astronomer's difficulties are not in the counting, but rather in knowing when the counting must start and stop.
Frederick Hanley Seares
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I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
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Frederick Hanley Seares
Born:
May 17, 1873
Died:
July 20, 1964
(aged 91)
Bio:
Frederick Hanley Seares was an American astronomer. He worked at Mount Wilson Observatory and won the Bruce Medal in 1940.
Known for:
Practical Astronomy for Engineers (1909)
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