Mathematicians

Examples

• Something has already been said of the early astronomers and mathematicians of Alexandria . Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• What shall we say to the instinct which leads the bee to make cells, and which has practically anticipated the discoveries of profound mathematicians? Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Plato had an immediate influence in stimulating m athematical studies, and has been called a maker of mathematicians. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• I first ask mathematicians, what they mean when they say one line or surface is EQUAL to, or GREATER or LESS than another? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• He said once to a friend: I can always hire some mathematicians, but they can't hire me. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• In mathematics, say Thatcher and Schwill,[333] the Arabs built on the foundations of the Greek mathematicians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The names of the great Arab astronomers and mathematicians are not popularly known to us; their influence is greater than their fame. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• It is in vain, that mathematicians represent a plain surface as produced by the flowing of a right line. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• 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. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• To whatever side mathematicians turn, this dilemma still meets them. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.

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