Observations always involve theory.
Observations always involve theory. Edwin Powell Hubble
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Observations always involve theory. Edwin Powell Hubble
The outstanding feature, however, is the possibility that the velocity-distance relation may represent the de Sitter effect, and hence that numerical data may be introduced into discussions of the general curvature of space. Edwin Powell Hubble
The great spirals… apparently lie outside our stellar system. Edwin Powell Hubble
There we measure shadows, and we search among ghostly errors of measurement for landmarks that are scarcely more substantial. Edwin Powell Hubble
Science is the one human activity that is totally progressive. Edwin Powell Hubble
A scientist naturally and inevitably … mulls over the data and guesses at a solution. He proceeds to testing of the guess by new data-predicting the consequences of the guess and then dispassionately inquiring whether or not the predictions are verified. Edwin Powell Hubble
Observation always involves theory. Edwin Powell Hubble
Not until the empirical resources are exhausted, need we pass on to the dreamy realms of speculation. Edwin Powell Hubble
I knew that even if I were second or third rate, it was astronomy that mattered. Edwin Powell Hubble
At the last dim horizon, we search among ghostly errors of observations for landmarks that are scarcely more substantial. The search will continue. The urge is older than history. It is not satisfied and it will not be oppressed. Edwin Powell Hubble