Astronomy Quote by Bill Vaughan

The fool will upset the whole science of astronomy.

— Martin Luther

So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth…

— Nicolaus Copernicus

“Astronomy is, not without reason, regarded, by mankind, as the sublimest of the natural sciences. Its objects so frequently visible, and therefore familiar, being…

— Benjamin Silliman

“It is possible that a man who was mentally and physically sickened by professional astronomers may end up being one of the world’s greatest…

— Steven Magee

“It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits…

— Carl Sagan

People give ear to an upstart astrologer [Copernicus]...this fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy

— Martin Luther

Astronomy? Impossible to understand and madness to investigate.

— Sophocles

“Of all the sciences cultivated by mankind, Astronomy is acknowledged to be, and undoubtedly is, the most sublime, the most interesting, and the most…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

For astronomy is not only pleasant, but also very useful to be known: it cannot be denied that this art unfolds the admirable wisdom…

— John Calvin

“I expect to be awarded the Nobel prize for researching what professional astronomers did not want researched.”

— Steven Magee

“I research what astronomers do not want researched.”

— Steven Magee

We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy.

— Simon Newcomb