Physics is mathematical not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little: it is only its mathematical properties that we can discover.


An Outline of Philosophy Ch.15 The Nature of our Knowledge of Physics (1927)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

Physics is mathematical not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little: it is only its mathematical properties...

Physics is mathematical not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little: it is only its mathematical properties...

Physics is mathematical not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little: it is only its mathematical properties...

Physics is mathematical not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little: it is only its mathematical properties...