The glittering stars fill us with joy and inspiration, yet in the canopy of heaven all bodies revolve in mathematical figures.
In plain words
Stars are beautiful to look at, and they also move by exact math rules.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letters of Alexander von Humboldt to Varnhagen von Ense, trans. Friedrich Kapp (Rudd & Carleton, 1860; Gutenberg #67420). Letter 54, Humboldt to Varnhagen, April 28, 1841.
- Letters to Varnhagen von Ense
- 1841 · describing how his book Kosmos mixes precise science with wonder at the night sky
