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It is not possible to separate entirely the child Astrophysics from the parent Astronomy. The two are mutually dependent in much of their instrumental equipment and in many of their methods, and their results are often intimately related.

William Wallace Campbell

The investigator in any field of knowledge must, as the price of success, both comprehend the general principles underlying his special problem, and give constant care to its details. Yet it is well, now and then, to leave details behind and consider the bearing of his work upon the science as a whole.

William Wallace Campbell

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I am.

William Wallace Campbell

He who would explore the universe should begin by knowing his immediate surroundings.

William Wallace Campbell

The opinion prevails quite generally that an astronomer's duty consists in sitting all night with his eye at the end of the telescope, "sweeping the heavens," in order to discover new bodies - comets, planets, moons, and new stars: and that this is the end and aim of the science.

William Wallace Campbell

The nature of an astronomer's work is seldom understood.

William Wallace Campbell

Margaret Fuller: I accept the Universe. Thomas Carlyle: Gad! she'd better!

William Wallace Campbell

William Wallace Campbell

William Wallace Campbell

Born: April 11, 1862

Died: June 14, 1938 (aged 76)

Bio: William Wallace Campbell was an American astronomer, and director of Lick Observatory from 1901 to 1930. He specialized in spectroscopy.

Known for:

Elements of practical astronomy (1899)

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