Harold Jacoby Quotes

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The division of the stars into constellations tells us very little about the stars, but a great deal about the minds of the earliest civilizations and of the mediaeval astronomers.

Harold Jacoby

The beginner in astronomy is always modest as to his abilities, and blames himself if the universe fails to fit the printed directions. Nor does any real astronomer ever lose this modest characteristic of the beginner; for he who has studied this science most deeply is ever most of all convinced that he is still a beginner.

Harold Jacoby

A generation ago, men thought the "perfect science," for so we love to, call astronomy, could advance only by increasing a little the exact precision of observation.

Harold Jacoby