“An ordinary man may capture fire, another will sing of its beauty one will observe the earth shaking, another will sacrifice to his demons. There are those who pray, those who fight and those who choose science, While the emperor claims the credit for trigonometry of the temple. The voyager consulting his barometer, chronometer and sextant coordinating position from stars, declension tables the new liturgy. Cataloguing plants, making maps, longitude, giving things names, St Elmo’s f...ire at the masthead, a reminder of god’s presence. Frogs legs and magnets, those bumping electrons, Voltage differential, like man impatient and curious. Lucky Faraday with his electric hum, felt the torque, Found invisible magnetic field even affecting light rays. Energy and the carbon factor, the heart of the diamond the pale organic fire of methane, explosive at one in eight.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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