The great tragedy of science – the Posted on September 16, 2011September 16, 2006 by admin “The great tragedy of science – the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.” — Thomas Huxley Author: Thomas Huxley Category: great Tags: great, Thomas Huxley Spread the love Related posts: Every great advance in natural knowledge has The great thing in the world is I protest that if some great Power Life should be great rather than long.