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 Caird
Born: December 15, 1820
Died: July 30, 1898 (aged 77)
Bio: John Caird was a theologian. He entered the Church of Scotland, of which he became one of the most eloquent preachers. He served as the Principal of Glasgow University from 1873 until 1898.
Known for:
- The fundamental ideas of Christianity
- Religion in common life (1855)