Theories are like a stairway; by climbing, science widens its horizon …

Claude Bernard
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Theories are like a stairway; by climbing, science widens its horizon more and more, because theories embody and necessarily include proportionately more facts as they advance. ✨ Claude Bernard (2012). An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine, p.185, Courier Corporation
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Theories are like a stairway; by climbing, science widens its horizon more and more, because theories embody and necessarily include proportionately more facts as they advance. ✨ Claude Bernard (2012). An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine, p.185, Courier Corporation

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