"The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art." ― Edward Tufte Topic(s): Beauty More From Edward Tufte "The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly – to develop strategies of seeing and showing." "Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design." "The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm." More In Beauty "But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy."― James Nasmyth "No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face."― John Donne "Poetry; a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty."― Matthew Arnold