Pierre Duhem Quote

Whoever sees in physical experiments only the observation of facts would not understand the role played by corrections in these experiments; he would not understand, furthermore, what is meant in speaking of 'systematic errors' that an experiment may involve.

The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory, Part II, Chapter IV (p. 158), Princeton University Press. 1954

Whoever sees in physical experiments only the observation of facts would not understand the role played by corrections in these experiments; he would ...

Whoever sees in physical experiments only the observation of facts would not understand the role played by corrections in these experiments; he would ...

Whoever sees in physical experiments only the observation of facts would not understand the role played by corrections in these experiments; he would ...

Whoever sees in physical experiments only the observation of facts would not understand the role played by corrections in these experiments; he would ...