Complaining Quote by George Sarton

“The darkness, of which the historians complain, is essentially the darkness of their own ignorance.” quote by George Sarton — Download Open image

“The darkness, of which the historians complain, is essentially the darkness of their own ignorance.”

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Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind; their knowledge has improved only because of their gradual abandonment of ancient errors, poor…

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The history of science should not be an instrument to defend any kind of social or philosophic theory; it should be used only for…

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Greek culture is pleasant to contemplate because of its great simplicity and naturalness, and because of the absence of gadgets, each of which is…

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Some forty years of experience in my field as a scholar and as a teacher have given me great confidence mixed with greater humility.

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It would be foolish to give credit to Euclid for pangeometrical conceptions; the idea of geometry deifferent from the common-sense one never occurred to…

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The historical order is very interesting, but accidental and capricious; if we would to understand the growth of knowledge, we cannot be satisfied with…

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The rationalism of the creative minds was tempered by abundant fantasies, and the supreme beauty of the monuments was probably spoiled by the circumambient…

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If we are generous enough, we can stretch our souls everywhere and everywhen else. If we succeed in doing so, we shall discover that…

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The main, as well as the least obvious, achievement of the Middle Ages was the creation of the experimental spirit and this was primarily…

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On the basis of my historical experience, I fully believe that mathematics of the 25th century will be as different from that of today…

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It is childish to assume that science began in Greece; the Greek "miracle" was prepared by millenia of work in Egypt, Mesopotamia and possibly…

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