George Sarton Quotes

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• The main duty of the historian of mathematics, as well as his fondest privilege, is to explain the humanity of mathematics, to illustrate its greatness,…
• On the basis of my historical experience, I fully believe that mathematics of the 25th century will be as different from that of today as…
• There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.
• We have reason to believe that when, during the crusades, Europe at last began to establish hospitals, they were inspired by the Arabs of near…
• The main, as well as the least obvious, achievement of the Middle Ages was the creation of the experimental spirit and this was primarily due…

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