Quote by William Herschel
"To study the ancient light of distant stars is to commune with history itself."
"To study the ancient light of distant stars is to commune with history itself."
"The sciences have been greatly benefited by practical mechanics, and this without doubt the case will ever remain."
"Astronomy is not less important for the knowledge of the world than geography."
"We observe a star, and from the light that reaches us we must infer all its properties."
"The great object of my life has been to observe as many celestial phenomena as possible."