Quote: scientific literature is memory, continually rewritten; on how to think about a subject

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A scientific library is not primarily a quarry, … being rewritten as new results are transferred to … When a scientist consults an article … he is looking for evidence as to what … a solicitor might search for the title-deeds of …   Google-1   Google-2

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