INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE 



CHAPTER I 



THE SCIENTIFIC MOOD 



"For myself I found that I was fitted for noth- 

 ing so well as for the study of Truth; as having 

 a mind nimble and versatile enough to catch the 

 resemblance of things (which is the chief point), 

 and at the same time steady enough to fix and 

 distinguish their subtler differences; as being 

 gifted by nature with desire to seek, patience to 

 doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to assert, 

 readiness to reconsider, carefulness to dispose and 

 set in order; and as being a man that neither 

 affects what is new nor admires what is old, and 

 that hates every kind of imposture. So I thought 

 my nature had a kind of familiarity and relation- 

 ship with Truth." FRANCIS BACON. 



Before Science The Practical Mood The Emotional Mood 

 The Scientific Mood contrasted with the Others Ad- 

 justment of Moods Characteristics of the Scientific Mood 

 A Passion for Facts Cautiousness of Statement Clear- 

 ness of Vision Sense of the Inter-relatedness of Things 

 Culture of the Scientific Mood Summary. 



BEFORE SCIENCE. We do not know much that 

 is quite certain in regard to our early ancestors, 

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