“What do they teach them at these schools?”
― The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
― The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
“In our world," said Eustace, "a star is a huge ball of flaming gas."
Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only what it is made of.”
― The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only what it is made of.”
― The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
“My dear Kepler, what would you say of the learned here, who, replete with the pertinacity of the asp, have steadfastly refused to cast a glance through the telescope? What shall we make of this? Shall we laugh, or shall we cry?”
― Frammenti e lettere
― Frammenti e lettere
“Temporis filia veritas; cui me obstetricari non pudet.
Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.”
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Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.”
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“Discover the force of the skies O Men: once recognised it can be put to use.”
― Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World
― Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World
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