ABSTRACT
Clerke, Agnes M. is the result, not so much of sudden flights of genius, as of sustained patient, often commonplace endeavor; and the true lesson of scientific history lies in the close connection which it discloses between the most brilliant developments of knowledge and the faithful accomplishment of his daily task by each individual thinker and worker.
Duhem, Pierre Scientific progress has often been compared to a mounting tide; applied to the evolution of physical theories, this comparison seems to us very appropriate, and it may be pursued in further detail.
