“As late as 1742, London hatters beat to death a man who dared shape headgear without having gone through the apprentice system.” — Thomas Levenson Copy Share Image
“Le Verrier left the solar system larger than he found it - one both better and less completely understood.” — Thomas Levenson Copy Share Image
“... there’s a common trick nature plays on its would-be investigators: resemblance, the human urge to map the unknown onto the already known, can… — Thomas Levenson Copy Share Image
“As late as 1742, London hatters beat to death a man who dared shape headgear without having gone through the apprentice system.” — Thomas Levenson Copy Share Image