Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Jay Pasachoff
Born: July 1, 1943
Died: November 20, 2022 (aged 79)
Bio: Jay Myron Pasachoff was an American astronomer. Pasachoff was Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy at Williams College and the author of textbooks and tradebooks in astronomy, physics, mathematics, and other sciences.
Known for:
- The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium (2001)
- Astronomy, from the earth to the universe (1979)
- Contemporary astronomy (1977)
- The complete idiot's guide to the sun (2003)