The main object of astronomy, as of all science, is not the collection of facts, but the development, on the basis of collected facts, of satisfactory theories regarding the nature, mutual relations, and probable history and evolution of the objects of study.


Some Problems of Sidereal Astronomy, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 5, Number, 10, October 15, 1919 (p. 391)

Henry Norris Russell Quotes

The main object of astronomy, as of all science, is not the collection of facts, but the development, on the basis of collected facts, of...

The main object of astronomy, as of all science, is not the collection of facts, but the development, on the basis of collected facts, of...

The main object of astronomy, as of all science, is not the collection of facts, but the development, on the basis of collected facts, of...

The main object of astronomy, as of all science, is not the collection of facts, but the development, on the basis of collected facts, of...