"Man is the interpreter of nature, science the……" — William Whewell

"Man is the interpreter of nature, science the right interpretation."

— William Whewell

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22 Quotes by William Whewell

William Whewell has 22 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

In order that the facts obtained by observation and experiment may be capable of being used in furtherance of our…
The hypotheses which we accept ought to explain phenomena which we have observed. But they ought to do more than…
...the question undoubtedly is, or soon will be, not whether or no we shall employ notation in chemistry, but whether…
The object of science is knowledge; the objects of art are works. In art, truth is the means to an…
Every failure is a step to success. Every detection of what is false directs us towards what is true: every…
In art, truth is a means to an end; in science, it is the only end.
The catastrophist constructs theories, the uniformitarian demolishes them.
Fundamental ideas are not a consequence of experience, but a result of the particular constitution and activity of the mind,…
We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced…
There is a mask of theory over the whole face of nature.
Gold and iron at the present day, as in ancient times, are the rulers of the world; and the great…
Astronomy is ... the only progressive Science which the ancient world produced.

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I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
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