Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our minds.

The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.

Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our minds.

I think chemistry is being frittered away by the hairsplitting of the organic chemists; we have new compounds discovered, which scarcely differ from the known ones and when discovered are valueless-very illustrations perhaps of their refinements in analysis, but very little aiding the progress of true science.

But I must confess I am jealous of the term atom; for though it is very easy to talk of atoms, it is very difficult to form a clear idea of their nature, especially when compounded bodies are under consideration.

But still try, for who knows what is possible?

Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.