Complicated Quote by Bertrand Russell

First, it is necessary to study the facts, to multiply the number of observations, and then later to search for formulas that connect them…

— Augustin-Louis Cauchy

The physicist, in his study of natural phenomena, has two methods of making progress: (1) the method of experiment and observation, and (2) the…

— Paul Dirac

[I shall not] discuss scientific method, but rather the methods of scientists. We proceed by common sense and ingenuity. There are no rules, only…

— Joel Henry Hildebrand

Observation, reason, and experiment make up what we call the scientific method.

— Richard P. Feynman

My feeling is that scientific method has the power to account for and interlink all phenomena in the universe, including its origin, using the…

— Paul Davies

Science is composed of laws which were originally based on a small, carefully selected set of observations, often not very accurately measured originally; but…

— Richard Hamming

Nevertheless, scientific method is not the same as the scientific spirit. The scientific spirit does not rest content with applying that which is already…

— Anonymous

In order that the facts obtained by observation and experiment may be capable of being used in furtherance of our exact and solid knowledge,…

— William Whewell

The process of discovery is very simple. An unwearied and systematic application of known laws to nature, causes the unknown to reveal themselves. Almost…

— Henry David Thoreau

Even one well-made observation will be enough in many cases, just as one well-constructed experiment often suffices for the establishment of a law.

— Emile Durkheim

The historical approach to understanding of scientific fact is what differentiates the scholar in science from the mere experimenter.

— Edwin Boring

We first observe facts, then generalise, and then draw conclusions or principles.

— Swami Vivekananda