Henri Lebesgue Quote

Mathematicians have never been in full agreement on their science, though it is said to be the science of self-evident verities — absolute, indisputable and definitive. They have always been in controversy over the developing aspects of mathematics, and they have always considered their own age to be a period of crisis.

In: Lucienne Felix, The Modern Aspect of Mathematics (p. 3)

Mathematicians have never been in full agreement on their science, though it is said to be the science of self-evident verities — absolute,...

Mathematicians have never been in full agreement on their science, though it is said to be the science of self-evident verities — absolute,...

Mathematicians have never been in full agreement on their science, though it is said to be the science of self-evident verities — absolute,...

Mathematicians have never been in full agreement on their science, though it is said to be the science of self-evident verities — absolute,...