It seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.
C. V. RAMANIt seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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It has been invariably my experience that I could count on his cooperation and sympathy in every matter concerning my scientific work.
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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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To an observer situated on the moon or on one of the planets, the most noticeable feature on the surface of our globe would no doubt be the large areas covered by oceanic water.
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The sunlit face of the earth would appear to shine by the light diffused back into space from the land and water-covered areas.
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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molecular constitution of matter.
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We begin to realise that the molecular scattering of light in liquids may possess an astronomical significance, in fact contribute in an important degree to the observed albedo of the earth.
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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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Towards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury arcs sealed in quartz tubes.
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I feel it is unnatural and immoral to try to teach science to children in a foreign language They will know facts, but they will miss the spirit.
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It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.
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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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We need a spirit of victory, a spirit that will carry us to our rightful place under the sun, a spirit which can recognize that we, as inheritors of a proud civilization, are entitled to our rightful place on this planet. If that indomitable spirit were to arise, nothing can hold us from achieving our rightful destiny.
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