In This Book, We Shall Trace The Growth Of These Ideas From Their First Vague Beginnings. We Shall See How Vagueness Of Thought Gave Way To Precision; How A General Truth, Once Grasped And Formulated, Was Found To Be A Stepping-Stone To Other Truths. We Shall Best Understand Our Story Of The Growth Of Science If We Think Of Each New Principle As A Stepping-Stone. Taken As A Whole, Our Stepping-Stones Lead Us Up And Up Towards The Alluring Heights Of An Acropolis Of Knowledge, On Which Stands The Temple Of Modern Science. The Story Of The Building Of This Wonderful Structure Is In Itself Fascinating And Beautiful.
