As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property. — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
I knew that even if I were second or third rate, it was astronomy that mattered. — Edwin Powell Hubble
This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the — Charles Francis Richter
My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term ‘magnitude,’ which is used for the brightness of a star. — Charles Francis Richter
Molecular gastronomy is not bad… but without sound, basic culinary technique, it is useless. — Alton Crawford Brown
I love biomedical science, I love astronomy, and you can’t really do much with those in a fantasy setting. — Elizabeth Moon
But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the foundry, was astronomy. — James Nasmyth
In 1959 the university recognized our work by appointing me to a new chair of radio astronomy. — Martin Ryle
Here I was into astronomy, and here into anthropology, and there I go into geology. — Octavia E. Butler
So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy — Nicolaus Copernicus
I liked math – that was my favorite subject – and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. — Sally Ride
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. — Rebecca West
Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe. … Every — Hannes Alfven