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Since the beginning of civilization, science as we know it was practiced by amateurs, rolling back the layers of ignorance on their own time. A fortunate handful were given grants by wealthy patrons; but, realistically, one could not expect to earn a living conducting pure science - that is, knowledge for its own sake. In the field of space research, until recently, astronomy and astrology were one in the same, because the only apparent practical application of the study of the stars was to make superstitious predictions about the future. Kings and other rich men were willing to pay well for good predictions. Those that were lucky - or were able to couch their predictions in adequate vagary - made out. Those who were found to be wrong once too often were retired - summarily. Today we know that the gravitational attraction of the obstetrician had more effect on your birth than the position of Mars. As science matured and pure knowledge became more valued, it became possible for...
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