"There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it’s only a hundred billion…."

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“There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it’s only a hundred billion. It’s less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.”

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Richard Feynman

Orginalpost: "There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it’s only a hundred billion…."

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