The physicist who has just renounced one of his hypotheses ought, on the contrary, to be full of joy; for he has found an unexpected opportunity for discovery.
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Science and Hypothesis, Chapter IX, “Hypotheses in Physics,” translated by George Bruce Halsted, The Foundations of Science (1913), p. 134; Complete sentence. Surrounding discussion of experimental verification, rejected hypotheses and new discoveries read; chapter heading, translator and 1913 editi
- Science and Hypothesis, Chapter IX, “Hypotheses in Physics,” translated by George Bruce Halsted, The Foundations of Science (1913), p. 134
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