Pierre-Simon Laplace Quote

Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind; the noblest record of its intelligence.


Translated by John Pond, The System of the World (Volume 2)


Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind; the noblest record of its intelligence.

Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind; the noblest record of its intelligence.

Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind; the noblest record of its intelligence.

Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind; the noblest record of its intelligence.