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Favorite William Herschel Quotes

1. "Coelorum perrupit claustra.He broke through the barriers of the skies.[Herschel's epitaph]" ~ William Herschel
2. "We see it [the as-yet unseen, probable new planet, Neptune] as Columbus saw America from the coast of Spain. Its movements have been felt, trembling along the far-reaching line of our analysis with a certainty hardly inferior to that of ocular demonstration." ~ William Herschel
3. "I have looked further into space than ever human being did before me. I have observed stars of which the light, it can be proved, must take two million years to reach the earth.[Having identified Uranus (1781), the first planet discovered since antiquity.]" ~ William Herschel
4. "All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings." ~ William Herschel
5. "The undevout astronomer must be mad." ~ William Herschel
6. "By reflecting a little on this subject I am almost convinced that those numberless small Circuses we see on the moon are the works of the Lunarians and may be called their Towns." ~ William Herschel

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[an encounter in space] "Some celestial event. No--no words--no words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful...I had no idea. I had no idea."
Author: Carl Sagan

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