Occurrences which according to received theories ought not to happen, are the facts which serve as clues to new discoveries – Quote Cookie

Occurrences which according to received theories ought not to happen, are the facts which serve as clues to new discoveries

- John Herschel

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John Herschel died on May 11, 1871, at the age of 79, in Kent, England.

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