It seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.
C. V. RAMANIt is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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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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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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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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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 seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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And it was this belief which led to the subject becoming the main theme of our activities at Calcutta from that time onwards.
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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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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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It will soon be 25 years from the date of publication of my first research work. That the scientific aspirations kindled by that early work did not suffer extinction has been due entirely to the opportunities provided for me by the great city of Calcutta.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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