Quote by: Matthew Fontaine Maury

The rules of scientific investigation always require us, when we enter the domains of conjecture, to adopt that hypothesis by which the greatest number of known facts and phenomena may be reconciled.


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  • NameMatthew Fontaine Maury
  • DescriptionUnited States Navy officer
  • BornJanuary 14, 1807
  • DiedFebruary 1, 1873
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAstronomer; Navy Officer; Geographer; Oceanographer; Meteorologist; Cartographer; Educator; Historian