37 Quotes About Astronomers

Why do professional astronomers damage their summit workers health? Because they can.

There are three known planets in the PSR B1257 system, which have been named Draugr, Poltergeist and Phobetor. Poltergeist was the first to be discovered. I know, I was curious about their names as well. Poletrgeist means "pounding ghost". The draugr are the unded in Norse legends who live in their graves. And Phobetor is the personification of nightmares, and the son of Nyx, Greek goddess of the night.Astronomers are goths.

Indeed, King Louis XIV of France, confronted with a revised map of his domain based on accurate longitude measurements, reportedly complained that he was losing more territory to his astronomers than to his enemies.

An astronomer must be cosmopolitan, because ignorant statesmen cannot be expected to value their services

I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

As a confirmed astronomer I'm always for a better sky.

The undevout astronomer must be mad.

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer

If I didnt choose art, I would have become an astronomer.