George Sarton Quote

The historical order is very interesting, but accidental and capricious; if we would to understand the growth of knowledge, we cannot be satisfied with accidents, we must explain how knowledge was gradually built up.


Preface - A History of Science Vol.1 Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece (1952)


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

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

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

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