Scarce any problem will appear more hard and difficult, than that of determining the distance of the Sun from the Earth very near the truth: but even this... will without much labour be effected.
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Edmond Halley
These are some quotes by English author Edmond Halley Scientist, who lived between October 29, 1656 and January 14, 1742.
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