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William Beaumont
(21 Nov 1785 - 25 Apr 1853)
American army surgeon.
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Science Quotes by William Beaumont (1 quote)
I submit a body of facts which cannot be invalidated. My opinions may be doubted, denied, or approved, according as they conflict or agree with the opinions of each individual who may read them; but their worth will be best determined by the foundation on which they rest—the incontrovertible facts.
— William Beaumont
Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice, and the Physiology of Digestion (1833), Preface.
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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