Here was a majestic scheme which embraced the fall of a stone, the tides of the oceans, the moon, the planets, the comets which seemed to sweep defiantly through the orderly system of planets, and the most distant stars. This view of the universe came to a world seeking to secure a new approach to truth and a body of sound truths which were to replace the already discredited doctrines of medieval culture.
This is thrilling
