Science Quotes

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"In the smallest particles resides the key to understanding the largest structures."
John Dalton
"I have looked further into space than ever a human being did before me."
William Herschel
"In astronomy, we pierce the veil of distance and time."
William Herschel
"Every observation refutes some assumption and opens new questions."
William Herschel
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"The periodic table is not a discovery but a creation of the human mind to understand nature's harmony."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The periodic system is an expression of the unity underlying apparent diversity."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"To study atoms is to study the very foundation of thought itself."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Every discovery raises ten new questions—this is the beauty of science."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The periodic table is the periodic law made visible."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The scientist speaks to nature in the language of mathematics."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The greatest discoveries often come from asking the simplest questions."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The scientist must be a poet of nature's language."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The periodic system is the proof that chaos obeys law."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Observations are the foundation upon which all science must rest."
Tycho Brahe
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"Precision in measurement is precision in understanding."
Tycho Brahe
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"To abandon observation for theory is to abandon science for philosophy."
Tycho Brahe
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"The Universe speaks in the language of mathematics and light."
Tycho Brahe
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"The true chemist is he who understands the language of nature itself."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Synthesis is the art of creation; analysis is the key to understanding."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Chemistry is the bridge between the invisible and the visible world."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"To experiment is to converse with nature in her own language."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Nature does not conceal her secrets; she awaits the worthy inquirer."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Science is the art of reading nature's autobiography."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Nature's code is written in mathematics and revealed through chemistry."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"The task of the excellent chemist is not to make new substances, but to understand the composition of existing ones."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"In chemistry, as in life, precision is the foundation of all progress."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"A man devoted to science must learn to live with uncertainty while seeking certainty."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"The systematic study of nature reveals a universe far more orderly than our imagination."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"Without precise measurement, all science becomes mere speculation and fancy."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"Every burning candle is a lesson in the transformation of matter into energy."
Antoine Lavoisier