Quote by William Herschel
"The sun with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if its sole purpose were to do so."
More from William Herschel
"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."