“To apply oneself to great inventions, starting from the smallest beginnings, is no task for ordinary minds; to divine that wonderful arts lie hid behind trivial and childish things is a conception for superhuman talents.”
More from Galileo Galilei
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“The speed of the ball—thanks to opposition from the air—will not go on increasing forever.…”
“My purpose is to set forth a very new science dealing with a very ancient subject. There…”
“If you could see the earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would…”