The effects of heat are subject to constant laws which cannot be discovered without the aid of mathematical analysis. The object of the theory is to demonstrate these laws; it reduces all physical researches on the propagation of heat, to… — Joseph Fourier Copy Share Image
The effects of heat are subject to constant laws which cannot be discovered without the aid of mathematical analysis. The object of the theory… — Joseph Fourier Copy Share
Mathematical analysis is as extensive as nature itself; it defines all perceptible relations, measures times, spaces, forces, temperatures:;; this difficult science is formed slowly,… — Joseph Fourier Copy Share
Mathematics compares the most diverse phenomena and discovers the secret analogies that unite them. — Joseph Fourier Copy Share
“Primary causes are unknown to us; but are subject to simple and constant laws, which may be discovered by observation, the study of them… — Joseph Fourier Copy Share
There cannot be a language more universal and more simple, more free from errors and obscurities...more worthy to express the invariable relations of all… — Joseph Fourier Copy Share
The profound study of nature is the most fertile source of mathematical discovery. — Joseph Fourier Copy Share
