“Accustomed to trace the operation of general causes, and the exemplification of general laws, in circumstances where the uninformed and unenquiring eye perceives neither novelty nor beauty, [the scientist and natural philosopher] walks in the midst of wonders.” ThinkingEyeLawCausesNaturalWalksWonderCircumstancesScientistPhilosopherPerceiveOperationsMidstAccustomedNoveltyUninformed Author:John Herschel
“Man is constituted as a speculative being; he contemplates the world, and the objects around him, not with a passive indifferent eye, but as a system disposed with order and design.” MenWorldEyeOrderDesignObjectsContemplatingPassiveIndifferent Author:John Herschel
