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The Very Bulk Of Scientific Publications Is Itself Delusive. It Is Of Very Unequal Value; A Large Proportion Of It, Possibly As Much As Three-quarters, Does Not Deserve To Be Published At All, And Is Only Published For Economic Considerations Which Have Nothing To Do With The Real Interests Of Science.
-John Desmond Bernal
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The Very Bulk Of Scientific Publications Is

John Desmond Bernal
The Very Bulk Of Scientific Publications Is Itself Delusive. It Is Of Very Unequal Value; A Large Proportion Of It, Possibly As Much As Three-quarters, Does Not Deserve To Be Published At All, And Is Only Published For Economic Considerations Which Have Nothing To Do With The Real Interests Of Science.
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