Galileo Galilei
1564–1642
Italian scientist
The Universe is a grand book which cannot be read until one first learns to comprehend the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is composed. It is written in the language of mathematics.
TOPICS: philosophy
In questions of science the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of an individual.
Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.
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