Definitions and explanations of key terms used throughout the site.
The act of perceiving or attending to phenomena, often for the sake of knowledge.
Q. Define, then, the physical scientist. A. The physical scientist is he who observes and measures the appearances of the phenomenal world and from his data draws conclusions as to the nature of their causes. He deals, therefore, only with...
Source: The Science of the Initiates by Eugene Milne Cosgrove
Moon voyages became popular in the 1630s, their underlying inspiration Galileo’s telescope and the curiosity it piqued about the planet; but the way of reaching the new world on the moon was more important than the substance of an ideal...
Source: Utopian Thought in the Western World by Frank E. Manuel
But at least I don't see you float away
Source: Gravity Rides Everything by Modest Mouse
Now the verses I've sang, don't add much weight to the story in my head - So I'm thinking I should go and write a punchline - But they're so hard to find in my cosmic mind, so I think I'll take a look out of the window
Source: Going for the One by Yes
The old blueprint no longer manifests itself as the correct way to exist - wipe the grime off the view hole
Source: World Go ‘Round by No Doubt
Let me take you on a trip, around the world and back, and you won't have to move - You just sit still
Source: World in My Eyes by Depeche Mode