Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Eliza Acton

Born: April 17, 1799
Died: February 13, 1859 (aged 59)
Bio: Elizabeth "Eliza" Acton was an English cook and poet, who produced one of the country's first cookbooks aimed at the domestic reader, rather than professional cooks or chefs: Modern Cookery for Private Families.
Known for:
- Modern Cookery for Private Families (1845)
- The English Bread Book (1857)
- The Elegant Economist