Any one who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the "anticipation of Nature," that is, by the invention of hypotheses, which, though verifiable, often had very little foundation to start with; and, not unfrequently, in spite of a long career of usefulness, turned out to be wholly erroneous in the long run.


Essays (ed. 1898)

Thomas Henry Huxley Quotes

Any one who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the anticipation of Nature, that is, by...

Any one who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the anticipation of Nature, that is, by...

Any one who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the anticipation of Nature, that is, by...

Any one who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the anticipation of Nature, that is, by...