Hermann von Helmholtz Quote

The whole process of algebraical calculation is a purely logical operation; it can yield no relation between the quantities submitted to it that is not already contained in the equations which give occasion for its being applied.


Translated by Edmund Atkinson, Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects 2nd Series


The whole process of algebraical calculation is a purely logical operation; it can yield no relation between the quantities submitted to it that is...

The whole process of algebraical calculation is a purely logical operation; it can yield no relation between the quantities submitted to it that is...

The whole process of algebraical calculation is a purely logical operation; it can yield no relation between the quantities submitted to it that is...

The whole process of algebraical calculation is a purely logical operation; it can yield no relation between the quantities submitted to it that is...