Chaos is but unperceived order; it is a word indicating the limitations of the human mind and the paucity of observational facts. The words ‘chaos,’ ‘accidental,’ ‘chance,’ ‘unpredictable,’ are conveniences behind which we hide our ignorance. — 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
