Astronomy Isn’t Just for Astronomers
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"Astronomy is not meant just for astronomers. It is meant for the rest of us. It is meant for “we the people” wherever people are." -David Levy
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Abbas would visit universities and drop in on physics professors unannounced to ask questions about theoretical physics and book recommendations. But it was a more unusual resource that led him into physics experimentation – scrap yards.
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