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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
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“A famous name has this peculiarity that it becomes gradually smaller especially in natural sciences where each succeeding discovery invariably overshadows what precedes.”
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852–1911) said by 1911 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is sometimes easier to circumvent prevailing difficulties [in science] rather than to attack them.”
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852–1911) said by 1911 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whereas the chemico-chemists always find in industry a beautiful field of gold-laden soil, the physico-chemists stand somewhat farther off, especially those who seek only the greatest dilution, for in general there is little to make with watery solutions.”
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852–1911) said by 1911 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source