THE POETRY OF SCIENCE; 



OB, SlUDIES OF THE PHYSICAL PHENOMENA OF NATURE 



BY ROBERT HUNT, 



AUTHOR OF "PANTHEA," "RESEARCHES ON LIGHT," ETC. 



NOTICES OF THE PRESS. 



1 -We, know of no work upon science which is so well calculated to lift the mind from the 

 admiration of the wondrous works of creation to the belief in, and worship of, a First Great 

 Cause. * * * One of the most readable epitomes of the present state and progress of 

 science we have perused." Morning Herald, London. 



" The design of Mr. Hunt's volume is striking and good. The subject is very well dealt 

 with, and the object very well attained; it displays a fund of knowledge, and 'is the work 

 of an eloquent and earnest man." The Examiner, London. 



"This book richly deserves the attention of the public. Its object, as may be surmised 

 from the title, is to "paint the poetical aspect of science, or rather to show that the deepe- 

 one investigates the mysteries of nature whether in the formation of a continent, in th<? 

 orbit of a star, or in the color of a flower the more awakened will be his wonder and his 

 veneration, and the more call will there be upon his highest powers of the intellect and the 

 imagination." Boston Post. 



" It was once supposed that poetry and science were natural antipodes ; and lo ! they now 

 are united in loving bonds. Mr. Hunt has certainly demonstrated that the divinest poetry 

 lies hidden in the depths of science, and needs but a master spirit to evoke it in shapes of 

 beauty. ' ' Christian Chronicle. 



" It may be read with interest, by the lovers of nature and of science." N. T. Tribune. 

 " It is written in a style not unworthy of the grandeur of the subject." N. Y. Eve. Post. 



" The author, while adhering to true science, has set forth its truths in an exceedingly 

 captivating style." New York Commercial Advertiser. 



" We are heartily glad to see this interesting work re-published in America. It is a book 

 that is a book." Scientific American. 



" From the arcana of science especially, has the author gle'aned what may be properly 

 termed her poetry, which will make the book one of the most interesting character to the 

 intelligent reader." Christian Herald. 



" It is really a scientific treatise, fitted to instruct and enlarge the mind of the reader, but 

 at the same time it invests the subjects it describes with the radiance of the imagination, 

 and with the charming association of poetry. The book well deserves the title it bears, and 

 is a beautiful illustration of the'poetic interest that belongs to many of the discussions oJ 

 the science." Providence Journal. 



" It is one of the most readable, interesting, and instructive works of the kind, that we 

 have ever seen." Philadelphia Christian Observer. 



"In this admirable production, Mr. Hunt offers a beautiful epitome of the physical phe- 

 nomena of Nature, in which, from their ultimate facts, he leads his reader by inductive 

 processes, to the contemplation of vast eternal truths. Though full of information, the 

 facts cited in his pages are not collected solely because they are such, but with true philo- 

 sophical acumen, to build up the edifice ; and if curious or rare, they are selected merely to 

 strengthen the position in which they are placed." Washington Union. 



" We anticipate a wide circulation for it in this country." Albany State Register. 



" The scientific compass of the volume is large, and its execution is exceedingly fine and 

 interesting." Zion's Herald. 



"We noticed this eloquent work, while it was in the course of publication. It is now out 

 in beautiful style, and makes with the notes, which are full and as valuable as the text a 

 volume of nearly four hundred pages. The publishers could not have done the poets of the 

 land a better service, than by thus supplying them with exhaustless materials, collected 

 from all branches of science, and admirably arranged for their more substantial structure." 

 Watchman and Reflector. 



"Here we have an illustration of the true and beautiful, and how that they are always 

 one. The mysterious laws of nature, and the phenomena by which they are manifested, 

 are brought before the reader in a way that enchants and improves. There is poetry in 

 science, as no one may deny, after he reads this book." Baltimore Patriot. 



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