I. Bernard Cohen Quote

All revolutionary advances in science may consist less of sudden and dramatic revelations than a series of transformations, of which the revolutionary significance may not be seen (except afterwards, by historians) until the last great step. In many cases the full potentiality and force of a most radical step in such a sequence of transformations may not even be manifest to its author.


The Newtonian Revolution (ed. Cambridge University Press, 1983) - ISBN: 9780521273800


All revolutionary advances in science may consist less of sudden and dramatic revelations than a series of transformations, of which the...

All revolutionary advances in science may consist less of sudden and dramatic revelations than a series of transformations, of which the...

All revolutionary advances in science may consist less of sudden and dramatic revelations than a series of transformations, of which the...

All revolutionary advances in science may consist less of sudden and dramatic revelations than a series of transformations, of which the...