A very small cause which escapes our notice determines a considerable effect that we cannot fail to see, and then we say… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Every phenomenon, however trifling it be, has a cause, and a mind infinitely powerful, and infinitely well-informed concerning the laws of nature… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Why is it that showers and even storms seem to come by chance, so that many people think it quite natural to… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
It is the simple hypotheses of which one must be most wary; because these are the ones that have the most chances… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
A very small cause, which escapes us, determines a considerable effect which we cannot ignore, and we say that this effect is… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Chance ... must be something more than the name we give to our ignorance. — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
The mathematical facts worthy of being studied are those which, by their analogy with other facts, are capable of leading us to the knowledge… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
. . . by natural selection our mind has adapted itself to the conditions of the external world. It has adopted the geometry most… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Absolute space, that is to say, the mark to which it would be necessary to refer the earth to know whether it really moves,… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Absolute space, that is to say, the mark to which it would be necessary to refer the earth to know whether it really moves,… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
A cat is witty, he has nerve, he knows how to do precisely the right thing at the right moment. — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
In the old days when people invented a new function they had something useful in mind. — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Mathematics has a threefold purpose. It must provide an instrument for the study of nature. But this is not all: it has a philosophical… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
