Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine, Definicje: nauka, naukowy obraz świata (2002)

Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine, Prentice Hall Biology (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002).  ISBN 0-13-050730-X.  (Cover: Dragonfly)

p. 3:

"1-1.  What Is Science?
          What Science Is and Is Not.
What does it mean to say that an approach to a problem is scientific? The goal of science is to investigate and understand nature, to explain events in nature, and to use those explanations to make useful predictions. Science has several features that make it different from other human endeavors.  First, science deals only with the natural world.  Second, scientists collect and organize information in a careful, orderly way, looking for patterns and connections between events.  Third, scientists propose explanations that can be tested by examining evidence.  In other words, science is an organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world.  The word science also refers to the body of knowledge that scientists have built up after years of using this process."

p. 4:

"Science starts with observation... An observation alone has little meaning in science, because the goal is to understand what was observed. Scientists usually follow observations with inferences.  An inference is a
logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience."

p. 6:

"A Scientific View of the World.
            People often think about everyday events in a scientific way. Suppose a car won't start.  Perhaps it's out of gas.  A glance at the fuel gauge tests that idea.  Perhaps the battery is dead.  An auto mechanic
can use an instrument to test that idea.  A logical person would continue to look for a mechanical explanation, testing one possible explanation after another until the cause of the problem was identified.
            All scientists... bring the same kind of problem-solving attitude to their work.  They consider the whole universe a system in which basic rules apply to all events, small or large.  Scientists assume that those rules can be discovered through scientific inquiry.  They collect data as a means of achieving their goal -- a better understanding of nature. For scientists, science is an ongoing process, not the discovery of an unchanging, absolute truth.  Scientific findings are always subject to revision as new evidence is developed.
            In keeping with this approach to pursuing knowledge, certain qualities are desirable in a scientist: curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness, skepticism, and the recognition that science has limits.  An open-minded person is ready to give up familiar ideas if the evidence demands it.  A skeptical person continues to ask questions and looks for alternative explanations.  Scientists are persuaded by logical arguments that are supported by evidence.  Despite recognizing the power of science, scientists know that science has definite limits.  Science cannot help you decide whether a painting is beautiful or cheating on a test is wrong."

p. 1088, Glossary: 

"Science: organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world; also, the body of knowledge that scientists have built up after years of using this process."