Gerald Holton Quote

And yet, on looking into the history of science, one is overwhelmed by evidence that all too often there is no regular procedure, no logical system of discovery, no simple, continuous development. The process of discovery has been as varied as the temperament of the scientist.

Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought: Kepler to Einstein, Chapter 11 (pp. 384-385), Harvard University Press. 1973

And yet, on looking into the history of science, one is overwhelmed by evidence that all too often there is no regular procedure, no logical system...

And yet, on looking into the history of science, one is overwhelmed by evidence that all too often there is no regular procedure, no logical system...

And yet, on looking into the history of science, one is overwhelmed by evidence that all too often there is no regular procedure, no logical system...

And yet, on looking into the history of science, one is overwhelmed by evidence that all too often there is no regular procedure, no logical system...