“The scientific study of Nature tends not only to correct and ennoble the intellectual conceptions of man; it serves also to ameliorate his physical condition.” MenNatureStudyConditionsIntellectualConception Book:History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science Source: History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
“In early life I had felt a strong desire to devote myself to the experimental study of nature; and, happening to see a glass containing some camphor, portions of which had been caused to condense in very beautiful crystals on the illuminated side, I was induced to read everything I could obtain respecting the chemical and mechanical influences of light, adhesion, and capillary attraction.” LightBeautifulScienceDesireStrongFeltSidesNatureNaturalStudyInfluenceHappeningsGlassesAttractionChemistryChemicalsPortionsCrystalsIlluminationVery BeautifulContainingStrong DesireEarly Life Book:Scientific memoirs, being experimental contributions to a knowledge of radiant energy Source: Scientific memoirs, being experimental contributions to a knowledge of radiant energy
