Something has already been said of the early astronomers and mathematicians of Alexandria . 李贝.西洋科学史.
What shall we say to the instinct which leads the bee to make cells, and which has practically anticipated the discoveries of profound mathematicians? 查尔斯·达尔文.物种起源.
Plato had an immediate influence in stimulating m athematical studies, and has been called a maker of mathematicians. 李贝.西洋科学史.
I first ask mathematicians, what they mean when they say one line or surface is EQUAL to, or GREATER or LESS than another? 戴维·休谟.人性论.
He said once to a friend: I can always hire some mathematicians, but they can't hire me. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
In mathematics, say Thatcher and Schwill,[333] the Arabs built on the foundations of the Greek mathematicians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The names of the great Arab astronomers and mathematicians are not popularly known to us; their influence is greater than their fame. 李贝.西洋科学史.
It is in vain, that mathematicians represent a plain surface as produced by the flowing of a right line. 戴维·休谟.人性论.
It is true, mathematicians pretend they give an exact definition of a right line, when they say, it is the shortest way betwixt two points. 戴维·休谟.人性论.
To whatever side mathematicians turn, this dilemma still meets them. 戴维·休谟.人性论.