The Fairyland of Science

“I have promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science, — a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy-land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and imagination. But I thoroughly believe myself, and hope to prove to you, that science is full of beautiful pictures, of real poetry, and of wonder-working fairies; …” (From the Introduction to The Fairyland of Science)