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'WHAT IS SCIENCE?—II'

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Professor H. LEVY , D.Sc. (Professor of Mathematics at Imperial College of Science and Technology) II—' Science in Revolt'
THE scientiBc spirit is not one of Man's primary instincts: far more fundamental arc his superstitions. The history of science is largely one of a struggle against magic and falsehood. Science must, take nothing on trust, nothing on authority alone. It is this aspect, of science as a revolutionary and active force that Professor Levy will discuss this. evening. The struggle still continues: scientific method,' the only possible fool-proof route to progress of knowledge, is slowly being learnt.

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