"And since we are assured that the all wise 

 Creator has observed the most exact propor- 

 tions of number, weight, and measure, in the 

 make of all things; the most likely way, there- 

 fore, to get any insight into the nature of those 

 parts of the creation, which come within our 

 observation, must in all reason be to number, 

 weight, and measure. And we have much 

 encouragement to pursue this method of 

 searching into the nature of things, from the 

 great success that has attended any attempts 

 of this kind." 



STEPHEN HALES (1726). 



