Confidence Quote by Arthur Eddington

Don't believe the results of experiments until they're confirmed by theory.

— Arthur Eddington

It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by…

— Arthur Eddington

You have to test your hypothesis against other theories. Certainty in the face of complex situations is very dangerous.

— Richard Holbrooke

Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery.

— Enrico Fermi

I am frequently astonished that it so often results in correct predictions of experimental results.

— Murray Gell-Mann

Observation and theory get on best when they are mixed together, both helping one another in the pursuit of truth. It is a good…

— Arthur Eddington

I argue that experiments have no special ability to produce more credible knowledge than other methods, and that actual experiments are frequently subject to…

— Angus Deaton

I don't believe any experiment until it is confirmed by theory. I find this is a witty inversion of "conventional" wisdom.

— Arthur Eddington

An experiment disproving a prediction is discovery.

— Enrico Fermi

In the end, a theory is accepted not because it is confirmed by conventional empirical tests, but because researchers persuade one another that the…

— Fischer Black

One should avoid carrying out an experiment requiring more than 10 per cent accuracy.

— Walther Nernst

“With each step in the process, we used the method of science: Observe. Hypothesize. Predict. Experiment. Compare what you expected with what really happened.”

— Bill Nye