Was Tycho Brahe a nonentity because he was not Kepler?
Was Van Helmont nothing because he was not Lavoisier?
Yet Tycho Brahe was an empiric--he was the last of the observers of the concrete, if you will allow me the phrase.

He was scientifically the father of Kepler." "That is very well put," said Claudius.

"But we were talking of destiny.
You are an observer." "I have very fine senses," replied Mr.Bellingham.

"I always know when anybody I meet is going to do something out of the common run.

You are." "I hope so," said Claudius, laughing.