"To the natural philosopher there is no natural object unimportant or trifling…a soap bubble…an apple…a pebble…He walks in the midst of wonders." John Herschel, A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy (1830)
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Homework for Friday, Feb. 3
Read and annotate Lanchester's I.O.U., pp. 45-80; you do not have a writing assignment with this reading, but pay attention to how Lanchester continues to build his "story."
