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Quotation from Science and Hypothesis by Henri Poincare
“Experiment is the sole source of truth. It alone can teach us something new ; it alone can give us certainty.”
Science and Hypothesis, Part IV, Ch. IX, trans. W. J. Greenstreet
The opening of the section on the role of experiment and generalization in physics.
Citation: "Experiment is the sole source of truth. It alone can teach us something new ; it alone can give us certainty." — Henri Poincare, Science and Hypothesis, Part IV, Ch. IX, trans. W. J. Greenstreet. (id poincare-science-and-hypothesis-q6)
Portrait: Henri Poincaré, PA03199, Henri Manuel, Public domain.
