"A straight line can readily be drawn among each of the two series of points corresponding to maxima and minima, thus showing that there is a simple relation between the brightness of the variables and their periods."

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Source : "Periods of 25 Variable Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud". Harvard College Observatory Circular, vol. 173, (pp. 1-3), 1912.

Henrietta Swan Leavitt

#Simple Quotes #Two Quotes #Variables Quotes

“Indonesian people are living in constant fear, in horror. Often they do not realize it, because this state of mind, this 'living in fear', is considered 'biasa'. This fear, also explains why almost nobody rebels, or is willing to start a rebellion against the regime. People are paralyzed by an abstract fear, which actually has its roots in ignorance and insecurity.”
“You know, great powers don't get angry, great powers don't make decisions hastily in a crisis.”
“Some people can never learn to ski powder snow without exerting tremendous effort and strength because they allow their rational, left-brain hemisphere to control the entire situation.”

Source : Dolores Lachapelle (1984). “Earth Wisdom”, Finn Hill Art
“The route for the refugees currently goes through Greece and the Balkans or through Italy; if there were a crisis in north-eastern Europe, Poland might just as well be affected. In this case we are dealing with mechanisms that we do not control. We need to change that.”
“I face every project the same way - do it right and give 110%. 100% isn't good enough.”
“The starting point is to create a qualitative understanding of market drivers. You need to get into the head of the consumer and be able to tell her story. It is both art and science. The purpose of the market map is to define dissatisfactions, hopes, dreams and fears. Winning solutions respond to the distinct and specific needs of a group of consumers.”
“You are protected. But if you don't take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation...”
“Several sorts of memory exist in us; body and mind each possesses one peculiar to itself. Nostalgia, for instance, is a malady of the physical memory.”

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