Quote of the day
How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room with something more than furniture.
John Playfair
Born: March 10, 1748
Died: July 20, 1819 (aged 71)
Bio: John Playfair was a Scottish scientist and mathematician, and a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.
Known for:
- Elements of geometry (1806)
- Infection and Immunity