Not that the propositions of geometry are only approximately true, but that they remain absolutely true in regard to that Euclidean space which has been so long regarded as being the physical space of our experience. — Arthur Cayley Copy Share Image
Not that the propositions of geometry are only approximately true, but that they remain absolutely true in regard to that Euclidean space which has… — Arthur Cayley Copy Share Image
Metrical geometry is thus a part of descriptive geometry, and descriptive geometry is all geometry. — Arthur Cayley Copy Share Image
Euclid avoids it [the treatment of the infinite]; in modern mathematics it is systematically introduced, for only then is generality obtained. — Arthur Cayley Copy Share Image
But be that as it may, I think it is more respectful to you that I should speak to you upon and do my… — Arthur Cayley Copy Share Image
So much the worse, it may be, for a particular meeting: but the meeting is the individual, which on evolution principles, must be sacrificed… — Arthur Cayley Copy Share Image
As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can be perceived but not explained. — Arthur Cayley Copy Share Image
And in another point of view, I think it is right that the address of a president should be on his own subject, and… — Arthur Cayley Copy Share Image