Astronomy and Pure Mathematics are the magnetic poles toward which the compass of my mind ever turns.


In: Franz Schmidt and Paul Stackel (eds.), Briefwechsel zwischen Carl Friedrich Gauss und Wolfgang Bolyai, Letter XXIII, Letter to Bolyai, June 30, 1803 (p. 55)

Carl Friedrich Gauss Quotes

Astronomy and Pure Mathematics are the magnetic poles toward which the compass of my mind ever turns.

Astronomy and Pure Mathematics are the magnetic poles toward which the compass of my mind ever turns.

Astronomy and Pure Mathematics are the magnetic poles toward which the compass of my mind ever turns.

Astronomy and Pure Mathematics are the magnetic poles toward which the compass of my mind ever turns.