Quote#Beauty
It is the great beauty of our science, chemistry, that advancement in…
Quote byMichael Faraday · 1791–1867
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Experimental Researches in Electricity, Vol. 2 (1834) p. 257.
English (original)
It is the great beauty of our science, chemistry, that advancement in it, whether in a degree great or small, instead of exhausting the subjects of research, opens the doors to further and more abundant knowledge, overflowing with beauty and utility.
— Michael Faraday
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