William Whewell Quote

Hypotheses may often be of service to science, when they involve a certain portion of incompleteness, and even of errour.


The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, Founded Upon Their History, (2nd edition), Book XI, Chapter V (p. 60)


Hypotheses may often be of service to science, when they involve a certain portion of incompleteness, and even of errour.

Hypotheses may often be of service to science, when they involve a certain portion of incompleteness, and even of errour.

Hypotheses may often be of service to science, when they involve a certain portion of incompleteness, and even of errour.

Hypotheses may often be of service to science, when they involve a certain portion of incompleteness, and even of errour.