Science is in fact nothing more than the refinement of common sense making use of facts already known to acquire new facts.
The Unknown (Humphry Davy)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Consolations in Travel; or, the Last Days of a Philosopher, dialogue V: The Chemical Philosopher; 1889 Cassell edition, p. 163; Complete public-domain sentence spoken by The Unknown in Davy’s philosophical dialogue. Full surrounding reply on experiment, accidental discovery and useful arts read. Not
- Consolations in Travel; or, the Last Days of a Philosopher, dialogue V: The Chemical Philosopher; 1889 Cassell edition, p. 163
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