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Modern History Sourcebook: T. H. Huxley: Science and Culture, 1880 (4927 words) |
 | Whatever may be the exact magnitude of his services to pure science, he was a master in the writing of English for the purposes of exposition and controversy, and a powerful intellectual influence on almost all classes in his generation. |
| They were of opinion that science is speculative rubbish; that theory and practice have nothing to do with one another; and that the scientific habit of mind is an impediment, rather than an aid, in the conduct of ordinary affairs. |
| And, as to the desirableness of a wider culture than that yielded by science alone, it is to be recollected that the improvement of manufacturing processes is only one of the conditions which contribute to the prosperity of industry. |
| Science Quotes (5075 words) |
| Science is facts; just as houses are made of stone, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house, and a collection of facts is not necessarily science. |
| Science is not formal logic–it needs the free play of the mind in as great a degree as any other creative art. |
| Experimental science is the queen of sciences and the goal of all speculation. |
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