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James Thomson
(11 Sep 1700 - 1748)
Scottish poet who write the lyrics to “Rule, Britannia!” His major published work was The Seasons (1730), which brought together four poems Winter-Autumn published between 1726 and 1730.
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Science Quotes by James Thomson (2 quotes)
Even Light itself, which every thing displays,
Shone undiscover’d, till his brighter Mind
Untwisted all the shining Robe of Day.
[On Newton’s Opticks.]
Shone undiscover’d, till his brighter Mind
Untwisted all the shining Robe of Day.
[On Newton’s Opticks.]
— James Thomson
In A Poem Sacred to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton (1727), 10.
Let NEWTON, pure Intelligence, whom GOD
To Mortals lent, to trace his boundless Works
From Laws sublimely simple, speak thy Fame
In all Philosophy.
To Mortals lent, to trace his boundless Works
From Laws sublimely simple, speak thy Fame
In all Philosophy.
— James Thomson
The Seasons (1746), 130.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
