Thales, who lived in Miletus, heard the thunder crack over the harbor, and observed a cause. The origin of the thunder, he thought with a start, can be found in the collision of the clouds, and the origin of that collision lies in the vagaries of the winds, which in turn receive their impetus from the sea’s commotion. So of the thunder, no story need be told, no arcane will conjectured; its beginnings are with the air and the tides, their changes.
The Rage of Thales: A Fable
The Rage of Thales: A Fable
The Rage of Thales: A Fable
Thales, who lived in Miletus, heard the thunder crack over the harbor, and observed a cause. The origin of the thunder, he thought with a start, can be found in the collision of the clouds, and the origin of that collision lies in the vagaries of the winds, which in turn receive their impetus from the sea’s commotion. So of the thunder, no story need be told, no arcane will conjectured; its beginnings are with the air and the tides, their changes.