[of The Ether] It Is No Greater

The Life And Soul Of Science Is Its Practical Application, And Just As The Great Advances In Mathematics Have Been Made Through The Desire Of Discovering The Solution Of Problems Which Were Of A Highly Practical Kind In Mathematical Science, So In Physical Science Many Of The Greatest Advances That Have Been Made From The Beginning Of The World To The Present Time Have Been Made In The Earnest Desire To Turn The Knowledge Of The Properties Of Matter To Some Purpose Useful To Mankind.

Fourier's Theorem Is Not Only One Of The Most Beautiful Results Of Modern Analysis, But It May Be Said To Furnish An Indispensable Instrument In The Treatment Of Nearly Every Recondite Question In Modern Physics.

Ether Is The Only Substance We Are Confident Of In Dynamics. One Thing We Are Sure Of And That Is The Reality And Substantiality Of The Luminferous Ether.

I Have No Satisfaction In Formulas Unless I Feel Their Numerical Magnitude.

If You Study Science Deep Enough And Long Enough, It Will Force You To Believe In God.