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Some of the most profound statements on the nature of science have come from Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientist of all time. What do you think did Einstein mean when he said : ''The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible''?

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The physcial world, when seen by a layman, presents us with such a wide diversity of things. It seems
incomprehensible, i.e., as if it cannot be understood. On study and analysis, the scinetists find that the physical phenomene from atomic to astronomical ranges can be usderstood in terms of only a few basic
concepts, i.e., the physcial world becomes comperhensible. This is what is meant by Einstein's statement
made above.
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