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Fri 28 Feb, 2014 12:04 am
Does it mean "a small part of a long journey"?
Context:
Glashow: "Can I begin by saying that a hundred years ago it was widely believed that physics was coming to an end, that it was just a matter of dotting a few 'i's and crossing a few 't's. Recently this view seems to have surfaced again. A number of people are talking about the culmination of theoretical physics, about a complete Theory of Everything in nature. "
The phrase " dot your i's and cross your t's" means to get every small detail correct.
In the context of the statement you posted, it was referring to certain knowledge being almost complete except for a few details.
Hope this helps.
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