Here we are behind the scenes at a great discovery; 'as I

ventured to predict'; prediction is part of scientific
theorizing; there is a place for legitimate prediction as there
is for experimentation
Here we are behind the scenes at a great discovery; 'as I
ventured to predict'; prediction is part of scientific
theorizing; there is a place for legitimate prediction as there
is for experimentation. All discoverers have made predictions;
Harvey predicted the existence of the capillaries, Halley
predicted the return of his comet, Adams predicted the place of
the planet Neptune, the missing link in the evolutionary series
of the fossil horses had been predicted long before it was
actually found by Professor Marsh. Pasteur predicted that the
sheep inoculated with the weak anthrax virus would be alive in
the anthrax-infected field, while those not so protected would
all be dead. A prediction verified is a conclusion
corroborated, an investigator encouraged.