Darwin Online: Introduction to Darwin's Beagle field notebooks (1831-1836) - 0 views
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[A naturalist] ought to acquire the habit of writing very copious notes, not all for publication, but as a guide for himself. He ought to remember Bacon's aphorism, that Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man; and no follower of science has greater need of taking precautions to attain accuracy; for the imagination is apt to run riot when dealing with masses of vast dimensions and with time during almost infinity. (p.163)
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science learning and writing, discussion of darwin's field notebooks.
