“A mind which has once imbibed a taste for scientific inquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which occur, has within itself an inexhaustible source of pure and exciting contemplations.”

About John Herschel

Scientist • English

Sir John Frederick William Herschel was a preeminent English polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and inventor. As the son of famed astronomer William Herschel, he continued and expanded upon his...