another one, somewhat relevant...

There're two possible outcomes: If the result confirms the hypothesis, then
you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then
you've made a discovery.

Enrico Fermi

alistair

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on 28/7/01 9:08 PM, pensioner at al_knoll@PACBELL.NET wrote:

> Good work John.
>
> My second favorite physicist, Dr. Feinmann, was fond of trusting the data.
> His words at a lecture long ago went something like...Regardless of the
> qualifications of the hypothesis, one well executed experiment is worth a
> thousand well educated guesses. ( not at the Challenger probe but long
> before).
>
> Or something like that.
>
> Sheet, mon, just measure it.   Then you'll have a first order measurement of
> what it is.  Several measurements with different instruments under a small
> variance of conditions will affirm the first measurement.
>
> Lord Kelvin said something like that.
>
> Unca Joel, you knew Kelvin, what exactly did he say?
>
> I seem to remember something about "unless you can express it in numbers,
> your knowledge is of a meagre and insufficient kind".
>
> Anyone got a 094 bellhousing you can give to Brian at SmallCar?  (vanagon
> content)
>
> cheers,
>
> pensioner
>