13 APR 2011 by ideonexus

 A World made by Atomes.

SMall Atomes of themselves a World may make,As being subtle, and of every shape:And as they dance about, fit places finde,Such Formes as best agree, make every kinde.For when we build a house of Bricke, and Stone, [5]We lay them even, every one by one:And when we finde a gap that's big, or small,We seeke out Stones, to fit that place withall.For when not fit, too big, or little be,They fall away, and cannot stay we see. [10]So Atomes, as they dance, finde places fit,They there remaine,...
Folksonomies: science atomic poetry atoms
Folksonomies: science atomic poetry atoms
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Margaret Cavendish's 1653 poem on the nature of atoms,