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An ocean traveler has even more vividly the impression that the ocean is made of waves than that it is made of water.

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Arthur Eddington
Age: 61 †
Born: 1882
Born: December 28
Died: 1944
Died: November 22
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Philosopher
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Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
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