John Arthur Thomson Quote

The picture of the Universe which the astronomer offers to us is imperfect; the lines he traces are often faint and uncertain. There are many problems which have been solved, there are just as many about which there is doubt, and notwithstanding our great increase in knowledge, there remain just as many which are entirely unsolved.


In: John Arthur Thomson, The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told, Chapter I (p. 9)


The picture of the Universe which the astronomer offers to us is imperfect; the lines he traces are often faint and uncertain. There are many...

The picture of the Universe which the astronomer offers to us is imperfect; the lines he traces are often faint and uncertain. There are many...

The picture of the Universe which the astronomer offers to us is imperfect; the lines he traces are often faint and uncertain. There are many...

The picture of the Universe which the astronomer offers to us is imperfect; the lines he traces are often faint and uncertain. There are many...