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. β¨ Richard P. Feynman, Teacher. David L. Goodstein, Physics Today, Volume 42, No. 2, February 1989.
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