It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena.

Quote by William Whewell

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Every failure is a step to success.

Every failure is a step to success.

Fundamental ideas are not a consequence of experience, but a result of the particular constitution...

Fundamental ideas are not a consequence of experience, but a result of the particular constitution...

The system becomes more coherent as it is further extended. The elements which we require...

The system becomes more coherent as it is further extended. The elements which we require...

We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon...

We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon...

It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict...

It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict...

Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line...

Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line...