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" Nothing is so fatal to the progress of the human mind as to suppose our views of
science are ultimate; that there are no mysteries in nature; that our triumphs are
complete; and that there are no new worlds to conquer. HUMPHRY DAVY, "

Richard Holmes , The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science


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Richard  Holmes quote : Nothing is so fatal to the progress of the human mind as to suppose our views of<br />science are ultimate; that there are no mysteries in nature; that our triumphs are<br />complete; and that there are no new worlds to conquer. HUMPHRY DAVY,