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.
John Abernethy
Born: April 3, 1764
Died: April 20, 1831 (aged 67)
Bio: John Abernethy was an English surgeon. He is popularly remembered today for having given his name to the Abernethy biscuit, a coarse-meal baked good meant to aid digestion.
Known for:
- Little Book of Scottish History
- Collins Scottish Place Names
- Collins Scottish Names
- Shona the Shetland Pony