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John Wilson
(1696 - 15 Jul 1751)
English botanist who was the first to attempt a systematic arrangement of the indigenous plants of Great Britain in the English language
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Science Quotes by John Wilson (1 quote)
But no other theory can explain so much. Continental drift is without a cause or a physical theory. It has never been applied to any but the last part of geological time.
— John Wilson
In 'Geophysics and Continental Growth', American Scientist (1959), 47, 23.
See also:
- 15 Jul - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Wilson's death.
- John Wilson - biography from The Gentleman's Magazine (1811).
- John Wilson - short biography from The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information (1832).
- John Wilson - short biography from an article 'From A Country Parsonage', in The Gentleman's Magazine (1891).
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) -- 
