Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Clyde Tombaugh Astronomer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Feb 4, 1906
  • Died: Jan 17, 1997

Clyde William Tombaugh was an American astronomer. Although he is best known for discovering the dwarf-planet Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt, Tombaugh also discovered many asteroids; he also called for the serious scientific research of unidentified flying objects, or "U.F.O.s".

Unfortunately, a lot of the concepts in the Bible are based on ancient mythology that doesn't fit the findings of science. science

Can you imagine young people nowadays making a study of trigonometry for the fun of it? Well I did. teen

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 sayings from William Butler Yeats

28 sayings from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill

74 wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill