Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington OM FRS (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944) was an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician of the early 20th century who did his greate...
It is impossible to trap modern physics into predicting anything with perfect determinism because it deals with probabilities from the outset. Arthur Eddington
It is impossible to trap modern physics into predicting anything with perfect determinism because it deals with probabilities from the outset.
Who will observe the observers? Arthur Eddington
Who will observe the observers?
Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter. Arthur Eddington
Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter.
It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory. Arthur Eddington
It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.
It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star. Arthur Eddington
It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.