“Nothing is so fatal to the progress of the human mind as to suppose our views of science are ultimate; that there are no mysteries in nature; that our triumphs are complete; and that there are no new worlds to conquer”
- Humphry Davy (1810) Lecture cited in The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes (2008)
I am somewhat curious, is Henry Davy any relation to Humphrey Davy? The British Scientist?
Ah! Thanks for catching that!