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In Einstein's theory of relativity the observer is a man who sets out in quest of truth armed with a measuring-rod. In quantum theory he sets out with a sieve.

In Einstein's theory of relativity the observer is a man who sets out in quest of truth armed with a measuring-rod. In quantum theory he sets out with a sieve.

Arthur Eddington
Men, Quests, Physics
Arthur Eddington (2012). “New Pathways in Science: Messenger Lectures (1934)”, p.267, Cambridge University Press

In the most modern theories of physics probability seems to have replaced aether as "the nominative of the verb 'to undulate'."

Arthur Eddington
Science, Verbs, Physics
Arthur Eddington (2012). “New Pathways in Science: Messenger Lectures (1934)”, p.110, Cambridge University Press

So far as physics is concerned, time's arrow is a property of entropy alone.

Arthur Eddington
Arrows, Physics, Thrive
Arthur Eddington (2012). “The Nature of the Physical World: Gifford Lectures (1927)”, p.80, Cambridge University Press

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