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True science is never speculative it employs hypotheses as suggesting points for inquiry, but it never adopts the hypoth

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"True science is never speculative; it employs hypotheses as suggesting points for inquiry, but it never adopts the hypotheses as though they were demonstrated propositions"

- Cleveland Abbe

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This quote is written / told by Cleveland Abbe between December 3, 1838 and December 29, 1916. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA. The author also have 5 other quotes.

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