We live in the hope and faith that, by the advance of molecular physic…

Thomas Huxley
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We live in the hope and faith that, by the advance of molecular physics, we shall by-and-by be able to see our way as clearly from the constituents of water to the properties of water, as we are now able to deduce the operations of a watch from the form of its parts and the manner in which they are put together. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley (2008). A Scientific Education, p.107, Lulu.com
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