Kenelm Digby Quote

It is an observation which all the world can verify, that there is nothing so deplorable as the conduct of some celebrated mathematicians in their own affairs, nor anything so absurd as their opinions on the sciences not within their jurisdiction.


Quoted in William Hamilton, Discussions on Philosophy and Literature, Education and University, Reform


It is an observation which all the world can verify, that there is nothing so deplorable as the conduct of some celebrated mathematicians in their...

It is an observation which all the world can verify, that there is nothing so deplorable as the conduct of some celebrated mathematicians in their...

It is an observation which all the world can verify, that there is nothing so deplorable as the conduct of some celebrated mathematicians in their...

It is an observation which all the world can verify, that there is nothing so deplorable as the conduct of some celebrated mathematicians in their...