Science is the observation of things possible, whether present or past; prescience is the knowledge of things which may come to pass, though but slowly.[Sciétia – notitia delle cose che sono possibili, presetie preterite; presciétia – notitia delle cose che possi uenire, però lento.]

Source:The Literary Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Richter, ed. 1883), Volume II, Section 1148, Page 288
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