It seems to me that the evidence ... is opposed to the view that the spirals are individual galaxies comparable with our own. In fact, there appears as yet no reason for modifying the tentative hypothesis that the spirals are… — Harlow Shapley Copy Share Image
A hypothesis or theory is clear, decisive, and positive, but it is believed by no one but the man who created it. Experimental findings,… — Harlow Shapley Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the evidence ... is opposed to the view that the spirals are individual galaxies comparable with our own. In… — Harlow Shapley Copy Share Image
Some piously record 'In the beginning God', but I say 'In the beginning hydrogen'. — Harlow Shapley Copy Share Image
Chaos is but unperceived order; it is a word indicating the limitations of the human mind and the paucity of observational facts. The words… — Harlow Shapley Copy Share Image
No one trusts a model except the man who wrote it; everyone trusts an observation, except the man who made it. — Harlow Shapley Copy Share Image