As truth is single, and consistent with itself, a principle may be as completely and as plainly elucidated by the most familiar and simple fact, as by the most imposing and uncommon phenomenon.


A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy, Part I, Chapter I (p. 14), Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans. 1845

John Herschel Quotes

As truth is single, and consistent with itself, a principle may be as completely and as plainly elucidated by the most familiar and simple fact, as...

As truth is single, and consistent with itself, a principle may be as completely and as plainly elucidated by the most familiar and simple fact, as...

As truth is single, and consistent with itself, a principle may be as completely and as plainly elucidated by the most familiar and simple fact, as...

As truth is single, and consistent with itself, a principle may be as completely and as plainly elucidated by the most familiar and simple fact, as...