Johann Heinrich Lambert Quote

In a grain of sand, in a drop of water, we discover worlds and inhabitants; besides, our best microscopes only shew us the whales and elephants of those worlds; they are still far from reaching the insects.


Translated by James Jacque, The System of the World, Part I, Chapter III (p. 12), Printed for Vernor & Hood. 1800


In a grain of sand, in a drop of water, we discover worlds and inhabitants; besides, our best microscopes only shew us the whales and elephants of...

In a grain of sand, in a drop of water, we discover worlds and inhabitants; besides, our best microscopes only shew us the whales and elephants of...

In a grain of sand, in a drop of water, we discover worlds and inhabitants; besides, our best microscopes only shew us the whales and elephants of...

In a grain of sand, in a drop of water, we discover worlds and inhabitants; besides, our best microscopes only shew us the whales and elephants of...