This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Bio: Edgar Zilsel was an Austrian historian and philosopher of science. He is considered to be among the modern "pioneers of the sociology of science".
