Mary Somerville Quote

There is a wide distinction between the degree of mathematical acquirement necessary for making discoveries, and that which is requisite for understanding what other have done.


The Connection of the Physical Sciences (9th edition), Introduction (pp. 2-3)


There is a wide distinction between the degree of mathematical acquirement necessary for making discoveries, and that which is requisite for...

There is a wide distinction between the degree of mathematical acquirement necessary for making discoveries, and that which is requisite for...

There is a wide distinction between the degree of mathematical acquirement necessary for making discoveries, and that which is requisite for...

There is a wide distinction between the degree of mathematical acquirement necessary for making discoveries, and that which is requisite for...