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In whatever state of knowledge we may conceive man to be placed, his progress towards a yet higher state need never fear a check, but must continue till the last existence of society.

— John Herschel A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy (1831)

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Science is the knowledge of many, orderly and methodically digested and arranged, so as to become attainable by one.

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We must never forget that it is principles, not phenomena, — laws not insulated independent facts, — which are the objects of inquiry to the natural philosopher.

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To ascend to the origin of things and speculate on the creation, is not the business of the natural philosopher.

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