Quote: the theory of gravitation had an immense effect on science; here was a simple rule that governed the motion of the planets [»feynRP_1963]

Quote: the more a man is imbued with the ordered regularity of all events the firmer becomes his conviction that there is no room left for causes of a different nature

Quote: at any given moment, out of all conceivable constructions, a single system of theoretical physics has always proved itself decidedly superior; a pre-established harmony [»einsA_1934]

Quote: every generalization supposes a belief in the unity and simplicity of Nature [»poinH_1902, OK]

Quote: Nature is inexorable, immutable, and cares nothing of man; it is bound by law

Quote: everywhere, at every time, things are just as they are here; explain the most remote and hidden things by analogy to what is visible and near to us [»leibGW5_1705]

Quote: universal rules--natural motion follows mechanical laws, independence of body and soul, body and souls are everywhere [»leibGW5_1705]

Quote: vital principles do not change the course of motion; motion is part of the pre-established order of nature [»leibGW5_1705]

Quote: the general laws of theoretical physics are valid for any natural phenomenon whatsoever, including life [»einsA_1934]

Quote: absolutely general validity is required for the laws of nature, the reciprocal connection of objects and events in time and space [»einsA_1941]

Quote: the correct laws of physics seem to be expressible in a tremendous variety of ways [»feynR_1965]

Quote: fundamental physics is like the rules of the game of nature; can thus understand the world even though its application may be much too complicated [»feynRP_1963]

Quote: the laws of nature are conditional statements to predict future events while ignoring almost all of the current state of the world; the laws are imprecise [»wignEP2_1960]

Quote: the task of the physicist is to find the universal elementary laws from which the cosmos can be built by pure deduction

Quote: the laws of acceleration are conventions but they are not arbitrary; the laws were justified by experiment [»poinH_1902, OK]

Quote: it is a right of nature, that every may preserve his own life and limbs, with all the power he hath [»hobbT_1650a, OK]

Quote: it is a law for nature that messengers of peace may safely come and go; for seeing peace is a general law of nature [»hobbT_1650a, OK]

Quote: the glory of science is to find a way of thinking that makes evident a law relating measurements [»feynRP_1963]

Quote: development of physical law: observe effect, measure it, make a table, find the rule [»feynRP_1963]

Quote: the acceleration of straight motion in heavy bodies proceeds according to the odd numbers beginning from one; i.e., the spaces passed over are to each other as the squares of the times [»galiG_1632]

Quote: Newton's first law--a body continues in uniform motion; forces can change its state [»newtI_1685, OK]

Quote: quantum electrodynamics describes all physical phenomena except gravity, radioactivity and nuclear physics; there is no significant difference between experiment and theory [»feynRP_1985]

Quote: Ptolemy produce a table for the refraction of light in 140 A.D., Snell found the law of refraction in 1621

Quote: in mercury, gold sinks and other metals float; in air, gold and copper fall at nearly the same speed; so, in a vacuum, all materials descend with equal speed [»galiG_1638]

Quote: like the law of gravity, the Sarawak law explains a vast number of independent and previously unexplained facts; species come from pre-existing, closely allied species [»wallAR9_1855]

Quote: deduce the nature of biological history from isolated groups of facts about geological and biological events [»wallAR9_1855]

Quote: hypothesis: the true, natural laws do not contain any arbitrary constants

Quote: every individual has unique information about particular jobs, people, local conditions, and special circumstances