Sir Arthur S Eddington

Sir Arthur S Eddington (1882 - 1944), full name Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington was an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. The natural limit to the luminosity of stars is named Eddington limit in his honour.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Man is slightly nearer to the atom than the star. ... From his central position man can survey the grandest works of nature with the astronomer, or the minutest works with the physicist.

- Stars and Atoms

• Falling in love is one of the activities forbidden that tire-some person, the consistently reasonable man.

- News Chronicles, London, March 2, 1932

Jean Giraudoux