The cry of the conductor 'Clapham Road', awakened me from my dreaming: but I spent part of the night in putting on paper at least sketches of these dream forms. This was the origin of the 'Structural Theory'. August Kekulé
The cry of the conductor 'Clapham Road', awakened me from my dreaming: but I spent part of the night in putting on paper at least sketches of these dream forms. This was the origin of the 'Structural Theory'.
Science always has its origin in the adaptation of thought to some definite field of experience. Ernst Mach
Science always has its origin in the adaptation of thought to some definite field of experience.
The moon and the earth are essentially a two-planet system, and the two bodies are probably closely related in origin. Eugene Merle Shoemaker
The moon and the earth are essentially a two-planet system, and the two bodies are probably closely related in origin.
The mystery of life is certainly the most persistent problem ever placed before the thought of man. There is no doubt that from the time humanity began to think it has occupied itself with the problem of its origin. Guglielmo Marconi
The mystery of life is certainly the most persistent problem ever placed before the thought of man. There is no doubt that from the time humanity began to think it has occupied itself with the problem of its origin.
Aristotle in particular, and quite a few others, thought that the nerves took origin from the heart. Andreas Vesalius
Aristotle in particular, and quite a few others, thought that the nerves took origin from the heart.
It is even possible that laws which have not their origin in the mind may be irrational, and we can never succeed in formulating them. Arthur Eddington
It is even possible that laws which have not their origin in the mind may be irrational, and we can never succeed in formulating them.
For the little that one has reflected on the origin of our knowledge, it is easy to perceive that we can acquire it only by means of comparison. That which is absolutely incomparable is wholly incomprehensible. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
For the little that one has reflected on the origin of our knowledge, it is easy to perceive that we can acquire it only by means of comparison. That which is absolutely incomparable is wholly incomprehensible.
It must have appeared almost as improbable to the earlier geologists, that the laws of earthquakes should one day throw light on the origin of mountains, as it must to the first astronomers, that the fall of an apple should assist in explaining the motion Charles Lyell
It must have appeared almost as improbable to the earlier geologists, that the laws of earthquakes should one day throw light on the origin of mountains, as it must to the first astronomers, that the fall of an apple should assist in explaining the motion
All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions Leonardo da Vinci
All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions
It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past. Frederick Soddy
It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past.
The possibility that such material could carry organic hitchhikers, however remote, may present a vexing question to those who are concerned with the origin of life. Eugene Merle Shoemaker
The possibility that such material could carry organic hitchhikers, however remote, may present a vexing question to those who are concerned with the origin of life.
I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work. Chen-Ning Yang
I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work.
