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Quotation from Popular Scientific Lectures by Ernst Mach
“But the element of wonder never lies in the phenomenon or event observed; its place is in the person observing.”
Popular Scientific Lectures, On Transformation and Adaptation in Scientific Thought, trans. Thomas J. McCormack
Mach explains wonder as the shock to fixed habits of thought that prompts their adaptation.
Citation: "But the element of wonder never lies in the phenomenon or event observed; its place is in the person observing." — Ernst Mach, Popular Scientific Lectures, On Transformation and Adaptation in Scientific Thought, trans. Thomas J. McCormack. (id mach-popular-scientific-lectures-q6)
Portrait: Ernst-Mach-1900, Charles Scolik, Public domain.
