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Letter "K" » Kepler
«When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.»
Author: Dr. Carl Sagan
(Astronomer, Scientist, Writer)
| About:
Science
| Keywords:
accepted, agree, dearest, illusions, Kepler, observation, precise, preferred, The Hard, uncomfortable
«I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the extraordinary stupidity of the mob. What do you think of the foremost philosophers of this University? In spite of my oft-repeated efforts and invitations, they have refused, wit»
Author: Galileo Galilei
(Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher)
| Keywords:
foremost, invitations, Kepler, mob, refused, repeated, the mob
«Among the great men who have philosophized about [the action of the tides], the one who surprised me most is Kepler. He was a person of independent genius, [but he] became interested in the action of the moon on the water, and in other occult phenome»
Author: Galileo Galilei
(Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher)
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Kepler, moon on, occult, philosophize, philosophized, philosophizes
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