John Leslie (physicist) Quote

The imagination of the Philosopher differs from that of the Poet, only because it calls forth less vivid images; but it is equally creative, and equally sentient to the flitting scenes of Nature.


Elements of Natural Philosophy: Including Mechanics and Hydrostatics, (Volume 1), Introduction (p. xv)


The imagination of the Philosopher differs from that of the Poet, only because it calls forth less vivid images; but it is equally creative, and...

The imagination of the Philosopher differs from that of the Poet, only because it calls forth less vivid images; but it is equally creative, and...

The imagination of the Philosopher differs from that of the Poet, only because it calls forth less vivid images; but it is equally creative, and...

The imagination of the Philosopher differs from that of the Poet, only because it calls forth less vivid images; but it is equally creative, and...