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An isolated sensation teaches us nothing, for it does not amount to an observation. Observation is a putting together of several results of sensation which are or are supposed to be connected with each other according to the law of causality, so that some represent causes and others their effects.

Thorvald N. Thiele

Thorvald N. Thiele

Thorvald N. Thiele

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Born: December 24, 1838

Died: September 26, 1910 (aged 71)

Bio: Thorvald Nicolai Thiele was a Danish astronomer and director of the Copenhagen Observatory. He was also an actuary and mathematician, most notable for his work in statistics, interpolation and the three-body problem.

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