The fundamental importance of the subject of molecular diffraction came first to be recognized through the theoretical work of the late Lord Rayleigh on the blue light of the sky, which he showed to be the result of the scattering of sunlight by the gases of the atmosphere.
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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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It seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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From Calcutta has gone forth a living stream of knowledge in many branches of study. It is inspiring to think of the long succession of scholars, both Indian and European, who have lived in this city, made it their own, and given it of their best.
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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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It was my great good fortune, while I was still a student at college, to have possessed a copy of an English translation of his great work.
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It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
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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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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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A voyage to Europe in the summer of 1921 gave me the first opportunity of observing the wonderful blue opalescence of the Mediterranean Sea.
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In the history of science, we often find that the study of some natural phenomenon has been the starting point in the development of a new branch of knowledge.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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I have always thought it a great privilege to have as my colleague in the Palit Chair of Chemistry such a distinguished pioneer in scientific research and education in Bengal as Sir Prafulla Ray.
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It seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.
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