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# Henri Poincar

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Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as "The Last Universalist", since he excelled in all fields of the discipline as it existed during his lifetime. He has further been c

##  Quotes by Henri Poincar

> [Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-poincar/science-is-built-up-of-facts-as-a-house-is-built-of-stones-but-an/)

Henri Poincar

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> [Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-poincar/science-is-facts-just-as-houses-are-made-of-stones-so-is-science-made/)

Henri Poincar

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