“The inventions of microscopy and telescopy shattered the boundaries of ordinary human perception and fueled the scientific revolution.” ScienceDiscoveriesScientific RevolutionHuman PerceptionMicroscopyTelescopy Book:Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective Source: Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective
“At one end of the scale, astronomers search the heavens for new information about the universe, whilst at the other end, microscopists chase atoms and molecules to study defects in crystals or the basic processes of life. These investigations may be separated by more than twentyfold orders of magnitude, but are nevertheless driven by the same insatiable curiosity of the human psyche to explore beyond the vision of our own eyes.” MicroscopyScientific CuriosityTelescopyOrders Of Magnitude Book:Microscopy: A Very Short Introduction Source: Microscopy: A Very Short Introduction