Quote#Wisdom
I have availed myself of the labors of preceding astronomers, but…
Quote byWilliam Herschel · 1738–1822
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works (1880), Ch.4 "Life and Works" quote from his paper "Nature and Construction of the Sun and Fixed Stars" (1795)..
English (original)
I have availed myself of the labors of preceding astronomers, but have been induced thereto by my own actual observation of the solar phenomena.
— William Herschel
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