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aither’s Dictionary of Scientific Quotations A Collection of Approximately 27,000 Quotations Pertaining to Archaeology, Architecture, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Cosmology, Darwinism, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Nursing, Paleontology, Philosophy, Physics, Probability, Science, Statistics, Technology, Theory, Universe, and Zoology

Editors Carl C. Gaither BA (Psychology), MA (Psychology), MA (Criminal Justice), MS (Mathematical Statistics)

and

Alma E. Cavazos-Gaither AA (Telecommunications), BA (Spanish)

Second Edition

Editors Carl C. Gaither 502 Weiss Drive Killeen, Texas 76542, USA [email protected]

Alma E. Cavazos-Gaither 502 Weiss Drive Killeen, Texas 76542, USA fl[email protected]

ISBN 978-1-4614-1113-0 e-ISBN 978-1-4614-1114-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1114-7 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011943538 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface to the Second Edition

No man reads a book of science from pure inclination. Samuel Johnson The Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791 (p. 399)

Recently, in a library, I took a book from a shelf which, not to my surprise, I found had been opened only a few times. My wife remarked that it was a shame that this book, which had been at the library since 2002, had been so rarely used and how unfortunate it is that so many of the students of today do not take the time to read the wealth of wisdom available in libraries. It is now three years since Gaither’s Dictionary of Scientific Quotations was first published. The 18,000 quotations in the first edition may seem like an embarrassment of riches, but we were amazed at the wealth of language and insight still to be uncovered. This second edition has been updated with the addition of 9,000 new quotations, which increases the depth and breadth of the various thematic categories. Additionally, we have restructured and expanded the thematic categories, helping readers to find a quotation of interest more quickly. Among the new quotations are a number that have been culled from early, difficult-to-find books and journals. Also included are a selection of quotations that are documented as “author undetermined.” These and all of th