Quote#Nature
And of universal nature, the notion I would offer, should be…
Quote byRobert Boyle · 1627–1691
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Free Inquiry into the Vulgar Notion of Nature (1682), Sect. 2..
English (original)
And of universal nature, the notion I would offer, should be something like this. Nature is the aggregate of the bodies, that make up the world, in its present state, considered as a principle, by virtue whereof, they act and suffer, according to the laws of motion, prescribed by the author of things.
— Robert Boyle
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