"To try to make a model of an atom by studying its spectrum is like trying to make a model of a grand piano by listening to the noise it makes when thrown downstairs."
— Atomic theory

January 1, 1970

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W. K. Clifford, as quoted by The British Journal of Radiology: The Journal of the Röntgen Society. Röntgen Society section, Volumes 20-21 (1924)