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Quote by James Nasmyth
But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Fou

But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy. – James Nasmyth

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OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. – James Nasmyth

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Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars – mere globs of gas atoms. I, too, can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more? – Richard P. Feynman

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Beauty seen is never lost, Gods colors all are fast. – John Greenleaf Whittier

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The very definition of beauty is outside. – Adam Carolla

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