The Mathematics, like language, (of which indeed they may be considered a species,) comprehending under that designation the whole science of number, space, form, time, and motion, as far as it can be expressed in abstract formulas, are evidently not only one of the most useful, but one of the grandest of studies.


Inauguration of Washington University at Saint Louis, Missouri. April, 23, 1857, Mr. Everett's Inaugural Address on Academical Education (p. 89)

Edward Everett Quotes

The Mathematics, like language, (of which indeed they may be considered a species,) comprehending under that designation the whole science of number, ...

The Mathematics, like language, (of which indeed they may be considered a species,) comprehending under that designation the whole science of number, ...

The Mathematics, like language, (of which indeed they may be considered a species,) comprehending under that designation the whole science of number, ...

The Mathematics, like language, (of which indeed they may be considered a species,) comprehending under that designation the whole science of number, ...