
Prologus 11: The Efficiency of Scientific Research (J.D. Bernal)
Nullius in Verba
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The Importance of Science in Scientific Research
Scientist worker depends for most of his material on the scientific instrument industry. Industry owes its very existence to science, though it also draws from two older industries: glass maker and paulter. Early scientists were either professional clock or spectacle makers who were forced to make instruments in order to support themselves. It was the first dolent who discovered the principle of the acromatic lens on which is based modern astronomy, microscopy and photography.
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