"If 'philosophers' is taken to be too wide and lofty a term," he said, "then, by analogy with 'artist,' we may form 'scientist.'" This was the first time the word scientist was uttered in public, only 179 years ago.
"Hvis 'filosoffer' anses for at være for  bred og storsnudet en term," sagde han, "så, i analogi med 'kunstner,' kan vi forme 'forsker.'" Dette var den første gang ordet forsker blev ytret i offentligheden, for kun 179 år siden.