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> [As an astronomer in the true sense of the term, Sir John Herschel stood before all his contemporaries. Nay, he stood almost alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-proctor/as-an-astronomer-in-the-true-sense-of-the-term-sir-john-herschel/)

Richard A. Proctor

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## Other authors on Astronomer

- [Steven Magee 25 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomer/steven-magee/)

## More by Richard A. Proctor

> [The whole system has been long since swept away, and its records merely remain as illustrations of perverted ingenuity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-proctor/the-whole-system-has-been-long-since-swept-away-and-its-records/)

Richard A. Proctor

> [From youth to middle, and often to past middle, age, most men are apt to be too closely engaged in the struggle of life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-proctor/from-youth-to-middle-and-often-to-past-middle-age-most-men-are-apt-to/)

Richard A. Proctor

> [Astronomy ... is of all others the science which seems to present to us the most striking instance of waste in nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-proctor/astronomy-is-of-all-others-the-science-which-seems-to-present-to-us/)

Richard A. Proctor

> [As an astronomer in the true sense of the term, Sir John Herschel stood before all his contemporaries. Nay, he stood almost alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-proctor/as-an-astronomer-in-the-true-sense-of-the-term-sir-john-herschel/)

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