It is often said that experiments must be made without preconceived idea. That is impossible. Not only would it make all experiment barren, but that would be attempted which could not be done.


The Foundations of Science, Science and Hypothesis, Part IV, Chapter IX (p. 129), The Science Press. 1913

Henri Poincaré Quotes

It is often said that experiments must be made without preconceived idea. That is impossible. Not only would it make all experiment barren, but that...

It is often said that experiments must be made without preconceived idea. That is impossible. Not only would it make all experiment barren, but that...

It is often said that experiments must be made without preconceived idea. That is impossible. Not only would it make all experiment barren, but that...

It is often said that experiments must be made without preconceived idea. That is impossible. Not only would it make all experiment barren, but that...