Humankind floats between two aspects - knowledge and lack of knowledge. On one hand, a collection of knowledge from various sciences, laws, and history gives us many difinitions of what is real and what is not. On the other hand, much of collected knowledge is only theoretical, thus it leaves room for wonder. Wonder can be something that does not follow established rules or follows other set of rules that have yet been undiscovered.
The book talks about different wondrous things that look magical only in realm of physical space. I found author's comment on impossibility of expressing magic in still-land and video-land very interesting. It is very true that for something to be felt as magical and unbelievable a person needs to perceive it in full spectrum. Partial dimensions don't do the trick.
Graphs, images, charts, and scales however help people make sense of the world. It is a way of attaining knowledge without having to see things with own eyes. It allows to picture things and compare them to familiar measurements. In this case a person can have a good understanding about what that "thing" is, provided graphs, charts, etc. were calculated and presented properly.
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