Excerpt from The Poetry of Science, Vol. 1 of 2: Or Studies of the Physical Phenomena of Nature But, it will be asked, where is the relation between the stern labours of science and the ethereal system which constitutes poetry? The fumes of the laboratory, its alkalies, and acids, the mechanical appliances of the observatory, its Specula and its lenses, do not appear fitted for a place in the painted bowers of the Muses. But, from the labours of the chemist in his cell, - from the multitudinous observations of the astronomer on his tower, - spring truths which the philosopher employs to interpret nature's mysteries, and which give to the soul of the poet those realities to which he aspires in his high Imaginings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.