Mary Somerville Quote

Yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fix'd, in all her wheels, Resembles nearest mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular, Then most, when most irregular they seem.


The Connexion of the Physical Sciences (9th edition), Section III (p. 23)


Yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fix'd, in all her wheels, Resembles nearest mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular, Then most,...

Yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fix'd, in all her wheels, Resembles nearest mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular, Then most,...

Yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fix'd, in all her wheels, Resembles nearest mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular, Then most,...

Yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fix'd, in all her wheels, Resembles nearest mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular, Then most,...