"Fourier is a mathematical poem." — Lord Kelvin
"Fourier is a mathematical poem."
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42 Quotes by Lord Kelvin
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- Simplification of modes of proof is not merely an indication of advance in our knowledge of a subject, but is…
- The life and soul of science is its practical application, and just as the great advances in mathematics have been…
- The vortex theory [of the atom] is only a dream. Itself unproven, it can prove nothing, and any speculations founded…
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- There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is more and more precise measurement.
- Questions of personal priority, however interesting they may be to the persons concerned, sink into insignificance in the prospect of…
- Do not imagine that mathematics is harsh and crabbed, and repulsive to common sense. It is merely the etherealisation of…
- Mathematics is the only good metaphysics.
- Mathematics is the only true metaphysics.
- Overwhelmingly strong proofs of intelligent and benevolent design lie around us... the atheistic idea is so nonsensical that I cannot…
- If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God.
- In physical science a first essential step in the direction of learning any subject is to find principles of numerical…
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