Herbert Hall Turner Quote

Discovery is expected from an astronomer. The Popular lay mind scarcely thinks of a naturalist nowadays discovery, discovering new animals, or of a chemist as finding new elements save on rare occasions; but it does think of the astronomer as making discoveries.


Astronomical Discovery, Chapter I (p. 1)


Discovery is expected from an astronomer. The Popular lay mind scarcely thinks of a naturalist nowadays discovery, discovering new animals, or of a...

Discovery is expected from an astronomer. The Popular lay mind scarcely thinks of a naturalist nowadays discovery, discovering new animals, or of a...

Discovery is expected from an astronomer. The Popular lay mind scarcely thinks of a naturalist nowadays discovery, discovering new animals, or of a...

Discovery is expected from an astronomer. The Popular lay mind scarcely thinks of a naturalist nowadays discovery, discovering new animals, or of a...