It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena. — William Whewell
It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena.
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences · 1840
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Whewell, William. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History. Vol. 1, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Whewell, William. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History. Vol. 1, London: John W. Parker, 1840.