Leonardo da Vinci: Science is the observation of things possible, whether present or past; prescience is the knowledge of things which may

Science is the observation of things possible, whether present or past; prescien — Leonardo da Vinci

Science is the observation of things possible, whether present or past; prescience is the knowledge of things which may come to pass, though but slowly.

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