Quotes by John William Strutt - Page 1

Rediscovery in the library may be a more difficult and uncertain process than the first discovery in the laboratory.
John William Strutt / Physicist
Discovery
Firsts
Library
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Some proofs command assent. Others woo and charm the intellect. They evoke delight and an overpowering desire to say, 'Amen, Amen'.
John William Strutt / Physicist
Science
Delight
Desire
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Examples ... which might be multiplied ad libitum, show how difficult it often is for an experimenter to interpret his results without the aid of mathematics.
John William Strutt / Physicist
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Might
Often Is
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The history of science teaches only too plainly the lesson that no single method is absolutely to be relied upon, that sources of error lurk where they are least expected, and that they may escape the notice of the most experienced and conscientious worker.
John William Strutt / Physicist
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The history of this paper suggests that highly speculative investigations, especially by an unknown author, are best brought before the world through some other channel than a scientific society, which naturally hesitates to admit into its printed records matters of uncertain value. Perhaps one may go further and say that a young author who believes himself capable of great things would usually do well to secure the favourable recognition of the scientific world by work whose scope is limited and whose value is easily judged, before embarking upon higher flights.
John William Strutt / Physicist
Science
Believe
May
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