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Theory Quotes by William Whewell
- The catastrophist constructs theories, the uniformitarian demolishes them.
- There is a mask of theory over the whole face of nature.
- It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena.
- The system becomes more coherent as it is further extended. The elements which we require for explaining a new class of facts are already contained…
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- People love conspiracy theories. — Neil Armstrong
- Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
- A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs… — Stefan Banach
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