Outline of Scientific Method - Persons Influential in The Development of Scientific Method

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—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

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—John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902)

“My mind is just as open as it ever was, professor. But it’s a scientific mind, and there’s no place in it for superstitions.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)

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—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)