Everything sounded Greek to her. Her stomach began churning as she tried to
grasp what the professor meant.
“The microscopic point of view can help to understand the macroscopic
properties, whereas the other way around is impossible,” said Professor
Holmes helpfully.
Lost in thought, Alice said to herself, “I can understand what the macroscopic
point of view means — how we see things, hear or feel them with our
senses — but what is meant by the microscopic point of view? Do I have to be
of microscopic size to see the microscopic point of view?”