“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
“No doubt the testimony of natural reason, on whatever exercised, must, of necessity, stop short of those truths which it is the object of revelation to make known; still it places the existence and personal attributes of the Deity on such grounds as to render doubts absurd and atheism ridiculous.” StillsReasonNaturalExistenceKnownDoubtAtheismObjectsRidiculousAbsurdNo DoubtRevelationsAttributesTestimonyDeities Author:John Herschel
“To the natural philosopher, there is no natural object unimportant or trifling. From the least of Nature's works he may learn the greatest lessons.” MayNatureNaturalObjectsLessonsPhilosopherUnimportantTrifling Book:The Origins of Modern Philosophy of Science, 1830-1914: Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy Source: The Origins of Modern Philosophy of Science, 1830-1914: Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy
“It can hardly be pressed forcibly enough on the attention of the student of nature, that there is scarcely any natural phenomenon which can be fully and completely explained, in all its circumstances, without a union of several, perhaps of all, the sciences.” EnoughScienceNatureNaturalAttentionStudentsCircumstancesUnionsPhenomenonNatural Phenomena Book:Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy Source: Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy
