The men in the laboratory have departed so far from the old forms of experimentation - typified by Galileo's weights and Franklin's kite - that they cannot be said to observe the actual objects of their curiosity at all; instead, they are watching index needles, revolving drums, and sensitive plates.


Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art, Chapter I (p. 20)

Susanne Langer Quotes

The men in the laboratory have departed so far from the old forms of experimentation - typified by Galileo's weights and Franklin's kite - that they...

The men in the laboratory have departed so far from the old forms of experimentation - typified by Galileo's weights and Franklin's kite - that they...

The men in the laboratory have departed so far from the old forms of experimentation - typified by Galileo's weights and Franklin's kite - that they...

The men in the laboratory have departed so far from the old forms of experimentation - typified by Galileo's weights and Franklin's kite - that they...