"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)
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Assignment for Wednesday, Oct. 19
Read Between the World and Me, pp. 39-71. Pay attention to any motifs that emerge in Coates's writing, and pay attention to how he shifts his attention to another subject in this section of the reading.
