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    When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.

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Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

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Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.

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Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.

Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.

by Dave Barry Found in: Science Quotes,
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O star-eyed Science, hast thou wander'd there,
To waft us home the message of despair?

O star-eyed Science, hast thou wander'd there,
To waft us home the message of despair?

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Science Quotes,
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Science is the topography of ignorance.

Science is the topography of ignorance.

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The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of
empirical facts by logical deduction from read more

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of
empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of
hypotheses or axioms.

by Sir Humphrey Davy Found in: Science Quotes,
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Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt

Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt

by Jeffrey Satinover Found in: Science Quotes,
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

by Oprah Winfrey Found in: Science Quotes,
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Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

by Adam Smith Found in: Science Quotes,
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