Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
William Chambers
Born: February 23, 1723
Died: March 10, 1796 (aged 73)
Bio: Sir William Chambers was a Scottish-Swedish architect, based in London. Among his best-known works are Somerset House, London, and the pagoda at Kew. Chambers was a founder member of the Royal Academy.
Known for:
- Somerset House
- Casino at Marino
- Charlemont House
- The Orangery
- Albany