William Stanley Jevons Quote

It is surprising to learn the number of causes of error which enter into the simplest experiment, when we strive to attain rigid accuracy.


The Principles of Science: A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method, Book IV, Chapter XXI (p. 468), Macmillan & Co Ltd. 1877


It is surprising to learn the number of causes of error which enter into the simplest experiment, when we strive to attain rigid accuracy.

It is surprising to learn the number of causes of error which enter into the simplest experiment, when we strive to attain rigid accuracy.

It is surprising to learn the number of causes of error which enter into the simplest experiment, when we strive to attain rigid accuracy.

It is surprising to learn the number of causes of error which enter into the simplest experiment, when we strive to attain rigid accuracy.