“Primary causes are unknown to us; but are subject to simple and constant laws, which may be discovered by observation, the study of them being the object of natural philosophy. Heat, like gravity, penetrates every substance of the universe, its… — 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
