As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.


Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (1686), trans. H. A. Hargreaves (1990)

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle Quotes

As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.

As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.

As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.

As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.