Show theory and experiment theory and expert experiment ment must go hand band in hand and much lauch depends on OD one as much as on the other not merely on its accuracy but also upon its nature hundreds of fit experiments may bo be made which however not withstanding their refinement and accuracy contribute little to the imrch of human progress in the right direction they may of course in P res count for much but the chief tl ng Is that the experiment should be of the right kind and it Is often desirable that as much time if not parn asora anor time should be spent in Or brelding eldIng upon the right thing to be nr liv man in doing that thing itself bad theory Is often worse than bad experiments because even if i cleio reo are properly carried out they iv yet vet it if based upon false notions KI attle or nothing it if not to the th tere at least to the advancement of and count almost for as lift liitle as aa the one bad experiment alether wl ether based upon theory or not john butler burke |