 | Frederic William Farrar - 1885 - 390 pages
...two infinities, one stretching infinitely above, the other sinking infinitely beneath UB;—infinite Space crowded with unnumbered worlds, infinite Time...invisible, but full of delicate and iridescent loveliness. It is not only that Iris has been the daughter of Thaumas—not only that Science haa " begun in wonder,... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1886 - 386 pages
...revealed to us two infinities, one stretching infinitely above, the other sinking infinitely beneath us ;— infinite Space crowded with unnumbered worlds,...invisible, but full of delicate and iridescent loveliness. It is not only that Iris has been the daughter of Thaumas— not only that Science has "begun in wonder,... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1886 - 392 pages
...revealed to us two infinities, one stretching infinitely above, the other sinking infinitely beneath us ; — infinite Space crowded with unnumbered worlds,...invisible, but full of delicate and iridescent loveliness. It is not only that Iris has been the daughter of Thaumas — not only that Science has " begun in... | |
 | 1892 - 348 pages
...has been called the fittest avenue to the palace-front of a mercantile people — you know well that in the achievements of science there is not only beauty...organisms hitherto invisible, but full of delicate and iridiscent loveliness; but also that she has been, as a great archangel of mercy, devoting herself... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1894 - 358 pages
...more valuable, considering the source from which it comes. mercantile people — you know well that in the achievements of science there is not only beauty and wonder, but also beneficence and power. L is not only that she has revealed to us infinite space crowded with unnumbered worlds ; infinite... | |
 | Henry Hardwicke - 1895 - 128 pages
...has been called the fittest avenue to the palace front of a mercantile people — you know well that in the achievements of science there is not only beauty...worlds ; infinite time peopled by unnumbered existences ; infiniteorganisms hitherto invisible but full of delicate and iridescent loveliness ; but also that... | |
 | James MacKaye - 1906 - 218 pages
...the other forces set in motion by human effort. In her achievements, to quote Archdeacon Farrar, "... there is not only beauty and wonder, but also beneficence...delicate and iridescent loveliness but also that she has l>een, as a great Archangel of Mercy, devoting herself to the service of man. She has labored, her... | |
 | William A. Murrill - 1919 - 300 pages
...device of Satan to lead immortal souls down to Hell." Note the contrast in the following words from Archdeacon Farrar: "In the achievements of science...loveliness; but also that she has been, as a great Archangel to Mercy, devoting herself to the service of man. She has labored, her votaries have labored, not to... | |
 | Ada Sterling - 1924 - 340 pages
...question today: What have they done for civilization? CHAPTER XI The Jew in Mathematics; in Physics "In the achievements of science there is not only beauty and wonder, but also beneficence and pmver. It is not only that she has revealed to us infinite space crowded with unnumbered worlds; infinite... | |
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... mercantile people, you know well that in the achievements of science there is not only beauty and wonder, but also beneficence and power. It is not only that she has revealed to us infinite space crowded with unnumbered worlds ; infinite time peopled... 