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The reader has by now probably become accustomed to the reversals of fortune so common in astronomy.
— Dennis Sciama
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The reader has by now probably become accustomed to the reversals of fortune so common in astronomy." in the context of "p. 73" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Dennis Sciama" (Quotes, Modern Cosmology (1971))
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About Dennis Sciama
Dennis William Siahou Sciama FRS (18 November 1926 – 18 December 1999) was a British astronomer and physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War.
About Dennis Sciama
Dennis William Siahou Sciama FRS (18 November 1926 – 18 December 1999) was a British astronomer and physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War.
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