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«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) | Keywords: Kepler, moon on, occult, philosophize, philosophized, philosophizes

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