I feign no hypotheses; hypotheses non fingo
A famous quotation from Isaac Newton's essay, expressing his refusal to invent speculative hypotheses not derived from experiment. Used in Japanese as a set phrase when discussing scientific methodology or Newton's philosophy.
Newton's phrase 'I feign no hypotheses' illustrates a fundamental principle of the scientific method.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling of Newton's phrase.
Variant with 作 in kana; common in modern citations.
Full kana spelling; used for clarity or in children's materials.
A Japanese translation of Isaac Newton's Latin phrase 'Hypotheses non fingo', which appears in his 'General Scholium' (1713). The Japanese rendering is a direct translation, not a native idiom.