Science Quotes

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"Science is the art of asking nature the right questions."
August Kekulé
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"Every atom is a universe unto itself, containing infinite complexity."
August Kekulé
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"Matter and energy are not distinct but different expressions of the same reality."
August Kekulé
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"Matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed—this is the law upon which all science rests."
John Dalton
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"I have devoted myself to the study of atoms, for in them lies the key to all mysteries."
John Dalton
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"I believe the world to be built upon mathematical principles of absolute precision."
John Dalton
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"The composition of water reveals the profound order of chemical law."
John Dalton
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"Each element possesses unique properties determined by its atomic nature."
John Dalton
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"Chemical reactions are merely the rearrangement of eternal atoms."
John Dalton
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"The constancy of atomic weights proves the unity underlying all chemical change."
John Dalton
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"Through careful measurement and thought, nature reveals her deepest secrets."
John Dalton
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"The evidence for atoms grows stronger with each successful prediction and experiment."
John Dalton
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"The atomic composition of substances explains all chemical transformations."
John Dalton
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"The proportions in chemistry are not random but ordered by atomic law."
John Dalton
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"Every combination of atoms produces specific properties determined by law."
John Dalton
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"Every experiment either confirms atomic theory or reveals error in our understanding."
John Dalton
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"Every substance reveals its atomic nature to the investigator who approaches with proper methods."
John Dalton
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"I had no need of that hypothesis."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"All the effects we see in nature are only mathematical results of a small number of immutable laws."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"Nature laughs at the difficulties of integration."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"In the sciences there are no shortcuts to truth."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"The perfection of mathematical science is nearly allied with its application to the real world."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"The vast edifice of natural science is a monument to man's ability to observe and reason."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"The method of approximation is at the root of all the sciences."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"All sciences have relations to the applications of analysis."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"To understand a phenomenon, we must reduce it to its mathematical elements."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"In the pursuit of knowledge, we must follow where observation leads."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"Let us construct a cosmos where facts are never wasted."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"Nature is written in the language of mathematics."
Pierre-Simon Laplace