On 05.03.13 09:44, andy pugh wrote:
> I suspect that the intention is the sense "gradually".
Yes, that was broadly my interpretation too, though "nach und nach"
gives me the further sense of "little by little", and old theories do
die "by degrees" (i.e. stepwise over time), as they move through
increasing levels of doubt, then increasing levels of confidence that
they're in Phlogiston territory.
...
> Dying "by degrees" sounds odd given that Scientists tend to have at
> least two degrees each :-)
That sounds a heck of a lot like the basis for a quantum theory of
Theory Demise. ;-)
Erik
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