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It is one thing for the human mind to extract from the phenomena of nature the laws which it has itself put into them; it may be a far harder thing to extract laws over which it has no control.
Arthur Eddington
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— Arthur Eddington

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It is one thing for the human mind to extract from the phenomena of nature the laws which it has itself put into them; it may be a far harder thing to extract laws over which it has no control. — Arthur Eddington

About Arthur Eddington

Arthur Eddington was a Scientist from United Kingdom (1882–1944).

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Arthur Eddington lived from 1882 – 1944.