The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena o... - Thomas Henry Huxley

This quote is attributed to Thomas Henry Huxley.

"The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, and the rules are what we call the laws of nature."

Thomas Henry Huxley Nature

Biologist and Paleontologist English 1825–1895

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