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Claude Bernard Academic

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Jul 12, 1813
  • Died: Feb 10, 1878

Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. Historian I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science". Among many other accomplishments, he was one of the first to suggest the use of blind experiments to ensure the objectivity of scientific observations. He was the first to define the term milieu intérieur, now known as homeostasis.

Science does not permit exceptions. science

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge. knowledge

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science. science

Experimentation is an active science. science

Art is I science is we. science

The investigator should have a robust faith - and yet not believe. faith

It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning. learning

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 sayings from Dave Barry

27 sayings from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more quotes from Winston Churchill

74 more quotes from Winston Churchill