NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
"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 deeper one investigates the mysteries of nature—whether in the formation of a continent, in the 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. Y. 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.