"Si hubiera estado presente en la Creación, habría dado algunas indicaciones útiles."
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If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking on creation thus, I should have recommended something simpler. — Quoted/paraphrased by Adam Riess in his Nobel Prize (in Physics 2011) lecture slides on Supernovae Reveal An Accelerating Universe (A Science Adventure Story).
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Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X (November 23, 1221 – April 4, 1284) was a Spanish monarch who ruled as the King of Galicia, Castile and León from 1252 until his death. He was elected Rex Romanorum in 1254. His nicknames were "el Sabio" ("the Wise", more accurately translated "the Learned") and "el Astrólogo" ("the Astrologer").
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