Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.

Jules Verne
Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they...
Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they...
Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they...
Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they...
About This Quote

The discovery of something new is but a step towards the truth. Science is a process of collecting facts and seeing how these facts fit together to form a coherent picture of reality. However, it is not enough to simply find facts and set them out on a table. The facts must be interpreted and interpreted again until we understand the truth behind them. This is the process of science.

Source: Journey To The Center Of The Earth

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