Morris Kline Quote

Laplace created a number of new mathematical methods that were subsequently expanded into branches of mathematics, but he never cared for mathematics except as it helped him to study nature.

p. 495 - Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times (1972)

Laplace created a number of new mathematical methods that were subsequently expanded into branches of mathematics, but he never cared for mathematics ...

Laplace created a number of new mathematical methods that were subsequently expanded into branches of mathematics, but he never cared for mathematics ...

Laplace created a number of new mathematical methods that were subsequently expanded into branches of mathematics, but he never cared for mathematics ...

Laplace created a number of new mathematical methods that were subsequently expanded into branches of mathematics, but he never cared for mathematics ...