“One important object of this original spectroscopic investigation of the light of the stars and other celestial bodies, namely to discover whether the same chemical elements as those of our earth are present throughout the universe, was most satisfactorily settled in the affirmative. (1909)” ImportantBodyLightEarthScienceUniverseStarsObjectsElementsOriginalsChemicalsInvestigationCelestialAffirmativeCelestial Bodies Book:The scientific papers of Sir William Huggins Source: The scientific papers of Sir William Huggins
“In every part of the universe we observe means adjusted with the nicest artifice to the ends which they are intended to produce; and in the mechanism of a plant, or animal body, admire how every thing is contrived for advancing the two great purposes of nature, the support of the individual, and the propagation of the species.” MeanTwoEndsBodyPurposeUniverseIndividualAnimalSupportProducePlantSpeciesAdmireMechanismAdvancingArtificePropagation Book:The Essential Adam Smith Source: The Essential Adam Smith
“The one and only thing required is to free oneself from the bondage of mind and body alike, putting the Buddha's own seal upon yourself. If you do this as you sit in ecstatic meditation, the whole universe itself scattered through the infinity of space turns into enlightenment. This is what I mean by the Buddha's seal.” IfsMindMeanWholeBodyTurnsUniverseSpaceMeditationEnlightenmentOneselfInfinityBondageMind And BodySealsEcstatic Author:Dogen
“...I think the popular view of Science is a solid body of truth, shared by a whole lot of learned men in a room, all agreeing on the answers to the questions of how the Universe works. Whereas nothing could be further from the truth!!! The one truth that I see emerging from the History of Science is that experiment has always surprised theorists. Einstein included!” ThinkingMenWholeBodyUniverseAnswersRoomsViewsExperimentsEmergingTheoristsHistory Of Science Author:Brian May
“What is it that is most beautiful? - The Universe; for it is the work of God. What is most powerful? - Necessity; because it triumphs over all things. What is most difficult? - To know one's self. What is most easy? - To give advice. What method must we take to lead a good life? - To do nothing we would condemn in others. What is necessary to happiness? - A sound body and a contented mind.” KnowsGivingMindSelfBodyBeautifulUniverseEasyDifficultSoundPowerfulAdviceAll ThingsMethodTriumphMost PowerfulGood LifeSound Body Author:Thales
“The ideas and practices of Franz Anton Mesmer, an 18th-century Australian healer, had spread to the United States and, by the 1840s, held the country in thrall. Mesmer proposed that everything in the universe, including the human body, was governed by a 'magnetic fluid' that could become imbalanced, causing illness.” HumansIdeasCountryStatesBodyUniverseUnitedPracticeUnited StatesCenturyIncludingIllnessSpreadHuman BodyAustralianFluidHealerMagnetic18th Century Author:Karen Abbott