Why did A.J. Ayer regret not studying science at Eton College?

A.J. Ayer did not regret his choice of studies at Eton College due to a personal preference or failure; rather, he regretted the omission because the school provided him with no opportunity to study science during his time there.1

While Ayer excelled in classics at Eton, this lack of exposure to scientific education remained a lifelong regret for the philosopher, who later became a leading representative of logical positivism and a staunch advocate for empiricism—a philosophical tradition deeply concerned with how knowledge of the world is derived from experience.12