Omen To Prediction

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The great turn: from omen to prediction. The same eclipse that was a sky-beast devouring the sun could be foretold to the day; the comet that meant a king's fall could be timed to its return; the disease that was a god's arrow could be read in its natural course. When a people learns to foretell the sign, the diviner becomes the scientist, and dread becomes knowledge. — history of science