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A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the read more
A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it.
Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality
Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He read more
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.
If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the
art of the soluble. Both are immensely read more
If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the
art of the soluble. Both are immensely practical-minded affairs.
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.
Art is meant to upset people, science reassures them.
Art is meant to upset people, science reassures them.
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom,
but to set a limit to read more
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom,
but to set a limit to infinite error.
Science when well digested is nothing but good sense and reason.
Science when well digested is nothing but good sense and reason.
