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    There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's right. Science is a self-correcting process. To be accepted, new ideas must survive the most rigorous standards of evidence and scrutiny.

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One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

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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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Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil
set off a tornado in Texas?

Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil
set off a tornado in Texas?

by Edward N. Lorenz Found in: Science Quotes,
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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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Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's
living at it.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's
living at it.

by Sir Humphrey Davy Found in: Science Quotes,
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For science is . . . like virtue, its own exceeding great reward.

For science is . . . like virtue, its own exceeding great reward.

by Charles Kingsley Found in: Science Quotes,
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Science is organised knowledge.

Science is organised knowledge.

by Herbert Spencer Found in: Science Quotes,
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Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.

Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.

by Liberty Hyde Found in: Science Quotes,
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