A talk by \v. B. STANFORD , Reglus Professor of Greek in the University of Dublin
Yeats: ' I see a majestic, shinmg figure waving over an abyss; I see other shapes-scarlet, green, purple, fluttering around.'
Scientist: ' Mr Yeats , you see no such thing. What you are looking at is a reflection from the apothecary's shop across the street. If you look out of the window you'll see a row of Jars in it, filled with coloured water.'