Universe

Universe

The universe is commonly defined as the totality of existence, including planets, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space, and all matter and energy. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature.

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Famous quotes containing the word universe:

    “All loss, all pain, is particular; the universe remains to the heart unhurt.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.”
    —David Hume (1711–1776)

    “It would be a poor thing to be an atom in a universe without physicists, and physicists are made of atoms. A physicist is an atom’s way of knowing about atoms.”
    —George Wald (b. 1906)