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once that provided inquirers devote their whole lives and energy in simpleness of heart to the ascertainment of truth, it will be ascertained at length.
We may go further and say that whatever be mens' prejudices and passions and utter indifference to the truth, yet the truth will prevail at last.
Indeed away back in the geologic ages from the moment when the first [?oner] appeared upon the globe, the ultimate disclosure of all the truths of science was predestined.
It was predestined because the causes were present that would produce intellect, would kill predjudice and indifference, and would establish a and rational theory of reasoning.
The truth is bound to be attained some time in any case; but the effect of sound conceptions of logic will be that it will be attained more speedily.
An mistake in reasoning caused Tycho Brake to assign a value of Ptolemy. The consequence was that Newton who first thought of identifying the attraction of the earth