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A Dictionary of scientific quotations

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CRC Press, 1991 - Science - 297 pages
Science affects us all-in the words of Albert Einstein, "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." It is therefore fascinating to discover the thoughts of scientists, philosophers, humanists, poets, theologians, politicians, and other miscellaneous mortals on this most important of subjects.

A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations is a personal selection of scientific quotations by Professor Alan L Mackay that includes graffiti, lines of song, proverbs, and poetry. Whether you believe that "All problems are finally scientific problems" (George Bernard Shaw) or that "Imagination is more important than knowledge" (Einstein), it is without doubt that "It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations" (Churchill). You will be charmed and delighted by this collection and remember, "'Why,'" said the Dodo, "'the best way to explain it is to do it'" (Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll).
  

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Contents

Section 1
10
Section 2
18
Section 3
22
Section 4
23
Section 5
24
Section 6
27
Section 7
51
Section 8
53
Section 24
165
Section 25
172
Section 26
173
Section 27
180
Section 28
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Section 29
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Section 30
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Section 31
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Section 9
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Section 10
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Section 11
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Section 12
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Section 13
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Section 14
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Section 15
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Section 16
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Section 17
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Section 18
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Section 19
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Section 20
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Section 21
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Section 22
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Section 23
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Section 32
191
Section 33
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Section 34
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Section 35
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Section 36
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Section 37
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Section 38
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Section 39
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Section 40
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Section 41
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Section 42
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Section 43
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Section 44
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Section 45
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Great Thoughts
in A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations by Alan L. Mackay (1991). Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art. Will Durant, ...
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JHU Libraries Catalog
A Dictionary of scientific quotations / [compiled] by Alan L. Mackay ; with a foreword by Sir Peter Medawar. Subjects:. Science -- Quotations, maxims, etc. ...
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Niels Bohr - Wikiquote
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A DICTIONARY OF SCIENTIFIC QUOTATIONS. al Mackay. With a Foreword by P. Medawar. THE COLLECTED WORKS OF JOHN W. TUKEY. Volume VII. ...
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About the author (1991)

Professor Alan L. Mackay retired in 1991 as Professor Emeritus for the School of Crystallography at the University of London. He continues to pursue several research collaborations and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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TitleA Dictionary of scientific quotations
AuthorAlan Lindsay MacKay
EditorAlan Lindsay MacKay
Compiled byAlan Lindsay MacKay
ContributorAlan Lindsay MacKay
Edition2, illustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherCRC Press, 1991
ISBN0750301066, 9780750301060
Length297 pages
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