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We are certainly not to relinquish the evidence of experiments for the sake of dreams and vain fictions of our own devising; nor are we to recede from the analogy of Nature, which is wont to be simple and always consonant to itself.

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Isaac Newton emphasizes the importance of relying on concrete evidence from experiments rather than indulging in imaginative and baseless ideas. He also emphasizes the need to align our understanding with the consistent patterns and laws found in nature.
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Mathematician, English
Isaac Newton was a renowned English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and author.
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