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John Burroughs
(3 Apr 1837 - 29 Mar 1921)

American naturalist and author.


Science Quotes by John Burroughs (2)

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all—that has been my religion.
— John Burroughs
The Heart of Burroughs's Journals (1928), 257.
See also:  |  Interest (6)  |  Joy (9)  |  Religion (69)  |  Universe (143)

The floating vapour is just as true an illustration of the law of gravity as the falling avalanche.
— John Burroughs
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, May 1883 to October 1883 (1883), 26, 539.
See also:  |  Fall (7)  |  Float (3)  |  Gravity (41)  |  Illustration (4)  |  Law (145)  |  Vapour (4)


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