Allowing Quote by John Herschel

“Almost all the greatest discoveries in astronomy have resulted from what we have elsewhere termed Residual Phenomena, of a qualitative or numerical kind, of such portions of the numerical or quantitative results of observation as remain outstanding and unaccounted for, after subducting and…” quote by John Herschel — Download Open image

“Almost all the greatest discoveries in astronomy have resulted from what we have elsewhere termed Residual Phenomena, of a qualitative or numerical kind, of such portions of the numerical or quantitative results of observation as remain outstanding and unaccounted for, after subducting and allowing for all that would result from the strict application of known principles.”

John Herschel

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (5 ratings)

Allowing Application Astronomy Discovery Elsewhere Kind Knowledge Known Observation Outstanding Portions Principles Qualitative Residual Results Science Strict

More by John Herschel

Self-respect,--the corner-stone of all virtue.

John Herschel

Image

[When nature appears complicated:] The moment we contemplate it as it is, and attain a position from which we can take a commanding view,…

John Herschel

Image

Music and dancing (the more the pity) have become so closely associated with ideas of riot and debauchery among the less cultivated classes, that…

John Herschel

Image

Music and dancing (the more the pity) have become so closely associated with ideas of riot and debauchery among the less cultivated classes, that…

John Herschel

Image

The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented.

John Herschel

Image

No doubt the testimony of natural reason, on whatever exercised, must, of necessity, stop short of those truths which it is the object of…

John Herschel

Image

The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century were remarkable for the small amount of scientific movement going on in this country, especially in its more exact departments. ... Mathematics were at the last gasp, and Astronomy nearly so-I mean in those members of its frame which depend upon precise measurement and systematic calculation. The chilling…

John Herschel

Occurrences which according to received theories ought not to happen, are the facts which serve as clues to new discoveries

John Herschel

Image

Accustomed to trace the operation of general causes, and the exemplification of general laws, in circumstances where the uninformed and unenquiring eye perceives neither…

John Herschel

Image

Geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of the sciences, next to astronomy.

John Herschel

Image

Were I to pray for a taste which should stand me in good stead under every variety of circumstances and be a source of…

John Herschel

Image

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

John Herschel

Image

Explore all 33 John Herschel quotes

More Allowing quotes

New generations of humans inherit the acquired discoveries of generations past, allowing cosmic insight to accumulate without limit. Each discovery of science therefore adds a rung to a ladder of knowledge whose end is not in sight because we are building the ladder as we go along. As far as I can tell, as we assemble and ascend this ladder,…

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of…

David R. Brower

Image

When you are not honoring the present moment by allowing it to be, you are creating drama.

Eckhart Tolle

Image

Even when I was saying I was Agnostic and trying to figure out my thoughts, I felt God was allowing me to do that.

Alfre Woodard

Image

By allowing multiple partners to contribute, an open platform can nurture an entire ecosystem of developers and apps. Good products integrate and become great…

Ryan Holmes

Image

When you ask for patience, what you get is a line at the bank. In other words, life gives you the people, places, and…

Tracy McMillan

Image

Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take…

Anonymous

Image

Meditation is actually a very simple exercise in resting in the natural state of your present mind, and allowing yourself to be simply and…

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Image

When you're still, and some actors are really brilliant at that, you bring a kind of energy to you as opposed to sending the energy out. There are some actors, like Gary Cooper or Kevin Spacey, that are absolutely brilliant - Gene Hackman is another - at being and allowing the audience to just do the work.

Gabriel Byrne