John Arthur Thomson Quote

Science begins with measurement and there are some people who cannot be measurers; and just as we distinguish carpenters who can work to this or that traction of an inch of accuracy, so we must distinguish ourselves and our acquaintances as able to observe and record to this or that degree of truthfulness.


Introduction to Science, Chapter I (p. 19), Henry Holt & Co. 1911


Science begins with measurement and there are some people who cannot be measurers; and just as we distinguish carpenters who can work to this or that ...

Science begins with measurement and there are some people who cannot be measurers; and just as we distinguish carpenters who can work to this or that ...

Science begins with measurement and there are some people who cannot be measurers; and just as we distinguish carpenters who can work to this or that ...

Science begins with measurement and there are some people who cannot be measurers; and just as we distinguish carpenters who can work to this or that ...