Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Robert Stawell Ball
Born: July 1, 1840
Died: November 25, 1913 (aged 73)
Bio: Sir Robert Stawell Ball was an Irish astronomer who founded the screw theory.
Known for:
- Great Astronomers (1895)
- The story of the heavens (1885)
- A Treatise on the Theory of Screws (1900)
- A popular guide to the heavens (1904)