The universe is but a watch on a larger scale; all its motions depending on determined laws and mutual relation of its parts.


Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds, The First Evening (p. 10), Printed for Peter Wilson. Dublin, Ireland. 1761

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle Quotes

The universe is but a watch on a larger scale; all its motions depending on determined laws and mutual relation of its parts.

The universe is but a watch on a larger scale; all its motions depending on determined laws and mutual relation of its parts.

The universe is but a watch on a larger scale; all its motions depending on determined laws and mutual relation of its parts.

The universe is but a watch on a larger scale; all its motions depending on determined laws and mutual relation of its parts.