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Quotation from Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister) by Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister
“It is characteristic of science to reduce incessantly the number of unexplained phenomena.”
Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), The Physiological Theory of Fermentation, I, trans. F. Faulkner and D. C. Robb
The opening sentence of the fermentation chapter, before Pasteur turns to fruits fermenting in heaps.
Citation: "It is characteristic of science to reduce incessantly the number of unexplained phenomena." — Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister, Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), The Physiological Theory of Fermentation, I, trans. F. Faulkner and D. C. Robb. (id pasteur-and-lister-germ-theory-papers-q3)
Portrait: Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), microbiologist and chemist Wellcome V0026980, Paul Nadar, Public domain.
