A physical theory is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which aim... to represent as simply, as completely, and as exactly as possible a group of experimental laws.


The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory, Part I, Chapter II (p. 19)

Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes

A physical theory is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which aim... to...

A physical theory is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which aim... to...

A physical theory is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which aim... to...

A physical theory is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which aim... to...