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Maria Edgeworth
(1 Jan 1767 - 22 May 1849)
English-Irish novelist.
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Science Quotes by Maria Edgeworth (1 quote)
[To Margaret Ruxton] Too many men have often seen
Their talents underrated;
But Davy knows that his have been
Duly Appreeciated.
Mrs Apreece, a rich widow, married Davy in 1812.
Their talents underrated;
But Davy knows that his have been
Duly Appreeciated.
Mrs Apreece, a rich widow, married Davy in 1812.
— Maria Edgeworth
Quoted in T. E. Thorpe, Humphry Davy, Poet and Philosopher (1896), 165.
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.
(1987) -- 
