“A little while ago, I stood by the grave of the old Napoleon —a magnificent tomb of gilt and gold, fit almost for a dead deity—and gazed upon the sarcophagus of rare and nameless marble, where rest at last the… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“ Napoleon , when hearing about Laplace 's latest book, said, ' M. Laplace , they tell me you have written this large book on the system of the universe, and have never even mentioned its creator .' Laplace responds,… — Pierre-Simon Laplace Copy Share Image
