A Historian must combine the rigour of a mathematician with the imagination of an artist. To what extent, then, can historians be confident about their conclusions?

... A Historian must combine the rigour of a mathematician with the imagination of an artist. To what extent, then, can historians be confident about their conclusions? History...what is History? "It is merely a subject that concentrates all the dates of important historical events that have taken place in the last 200 decades." This is how history is viewed among many insular people. These outlandish statements are built on no solid grounds and just demonstrate the enormity of this misconception. An article on any historical event may take as long as years or eve4n decades to publish yet do not contain the absolute truth. Why is this? There are series of never ending obstacles that face all historians; it is entirely up to them to decide how far they want to give up on their quest for obtaining the ultimate truth. The ultimate truth cannot be achieved because it is purely

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