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Definition: Claude Bernard |
Claude BernardNoun1. French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Claude BernardSynonym: Bernard (n). (additional references) |
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Clever | Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge. (references; author: Claude Bernard) True science teaches us to doubt and to abstain from ignorance. (references; author: Claude Bernard) Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science. (references; author: Claude Bernard) It is what we think we know already that often prevents us from learning. (references; author: Claude Bernard) A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes. (references; author: Claude Bernard) | |
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Shows photo of formal portrait, realistic artist rendering of French Physiologist, Claude Bernard. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. | ![]() | Claude Bernard / LaFosse. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Claude Bernard | Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge. |
| True science teaches us to doubt and to abstain from ignorance. | |
| Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science. | |
| It is what we think we know already that often prevents us from learning. | |
| A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes. | |
| A modern poet has characterized the personality of art and the impersonality of science as follows: Art is I: Science is WE. | |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-d-d-e-e-l-n-r-r-u" | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 6C 61 75 64 65      42 65 72 6E 61 72 64 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101100 01100001 01110101 01100100 01100101 00100000 01000010 01100101 01110010 01101110 01100001 01110010 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C l a u d e   B e r n a r d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 006C 0061 0075 0064 0065      0042 0065 0072 006E 0061 0072 0064 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)377867877071236718480678470 |
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