The poet and the scientist are both, in essence,
striving to really see the world, not only in its
culturally and verbally imposed aspects, but in
its immediacy and its inexhaustible wonderment.
The poet is mainly concerned with the impact of
the world on the spirit, and he spends his time
trying to lure subtle feelings out into the open
and express them clearly, in a way that will bring
them forth again. The scientist, much the same,
is trying to ferret out and clearly express relations
between the superficially disconnected aspects of
the world. Like the poet, he is only satisfied with
a coherent, esthetically simple description of our
experience. Both are attempting new and unheard
of exploits in perception, both are exploring that
terra incognita of mind where anything may be
discovered by the man who can open his eyes wide
enough to see it.