Observation Quotes

952 Observation quotes by 675 unique authors

[Henry Cavendish] fixed the weight of the earth; he established the proportions of the constituents of the air; he occupied himself with the quantitative study… — Unknown Author
[It] may be laid down as a general rule that, if the result of a long series of precise observations approximates a simple relation so… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
[Modern science] passed through a long period of uncertainty and inconclusive experiment, but as the instrumental aids to research improved, and the results of observation… — Thomas George Bonney
The progress of science has always been the result of a close interplay between our concepts of the universe and our observations on nature. The… — Tsung-Dao Lee
What I most cherish is the observation of the movement of colors. Only in this have I found the laws of those simultaneous and complementary… — August Macke
Our natural state of being is in relationship, a tango, a constant state of one influencing the other. Just as the subatomic particles that compose… — Lynne McTaggart
The astronomer is, in some measure, independent of his fellow astronomer; he can wait in his observatory till the star he wishes to observe comes… — Unknown Author
These neutrino observations are so exciting and significant that I think we're about to see the birth of an entirely new branch of astronomy: neutrino… — John N. Bahcall
In the final, the positive, state, the mind has given over the vain search after absolute notions, the origin and destination of the universe, and… — Auguste Comte
There is no such thing as absolute truth and absolute falsehood. The scientific mind should never recognise the perfect truth or the perfect falsehood of… — Unknown Author
[Theory is] an explanation that has been confirmed to such a degree, by observation and experiment, that knowledgeable experts accept it as fact. That's what… — David Quammen
Do not expect to be hailed as a hero when you make your great discovery. More likely you will be a ratbag-maybe failed by your… — Samuel Warren Carey
In my first publication I might have claimed that I had come to the conclusion, as a result of serious study of the literature and… — Alexander Fleming
This success permits us to hope that after thirty or forty years of observation on the new Planet [Neptune], we may employ it, in its… — Unknown Author
In fact, current cosmological observations indicate that the average density of matter and energy in the universe is equal, within measurement errors, to the critical… — Victor J. Stenger
I strongly believe in the existence of God, based on intuition, observations, logic, and also scientific knowledge. — Charles Hard Townes
I believe in God. In fact, I believe in a personal God who acts in and interacts with the creation. I believe that the observations… — William Daniel Phillips
The observations and experiments of science are so wonderful that the truth that they establish can surely be accepted as another manifestation of God. God… — Derek Barton
God created the universe out of nothing in an act which also brought time into existence. Recent discoveries, such as observations supporting the Big Bang… — Henry Margenau
I have just been through the process of killing a cistudo for the sake of science; but I cannot excuse myself for this murder, and… — Henry David Thoreau
I know not anything more pleasant, or more instructive, than to compare experience with expectation, or to register from time to time the difference between… — Samuel Johnson
In a very real sense, therefore, advocacy of the doctrine of continuity [i.e evolutionism] has always necessitated on retreat from pure empiricism [i.e., logic an… — Michael Denton
In fact, evolution became in a sense a scientific religion; almost all scientists have accepted it and many are prepared to "bend" their observations to… — Henry Lipson
It is inherent in any definition of science that statements that cannot be checked by observation are not really saying anything or at least they… — George Gaylord Simpson
The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which so… — Paul Cezanne

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