"The edifice of science not only requires material,……" — Dmitri Mendeleev
"The edifice of science not only requires material, but also a plan. Without the material, the plan alone is but a castle in the air-a mere possibility; whilst the material without a plan is but useless matter."
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Dmitri Mendeleev
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25 Quotes by Dmitri Mendeleev
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Why do they [Americans] quarrel, why do they hate Negroes, Indians, even Germans, why do they not have science and…
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There is nothing in this world that I fear to say.
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It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to…
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Elements which are similar as regards their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value…
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Work, look for peace and calm in work: You will find it nowhere else. Pleasures flit by -- they are…
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No one nor anything can silence me.
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The most all penetrating spirit before which will open the possibility of tilting not tables, but planets, is the spirit…
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Certain characteristic properties of elements can be foretold from their atomic weights.
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There exists everywhere a medium in things, determined by equilibrium.
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I have to talk like this! It`s my job
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The elements, if arranged according to their atomic weights, exhibit an apparent periodicity of properties.
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No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many…
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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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