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Henri Poincare Quotes

Henri Poincare quotes

French Mathematician April 29, 1854 – July 17, 1912

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If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living. Henri Poincare
It is the harmony of the diverse parts, their symmetry, their happy balance; in a word it is all that introduces order, all that gives unity, that permits us to see clearly and to comprehend at once both the ensemble and the details. Henri Poincare
The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful. Henri Poincare
The mathematician does not study pure mathematics because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it and he delights in it because it is beautiful. Henri Poincare
If one looks at the different problems of the integral calculus which arise naturally when one wishes to go deep into the different parts of physics, it is impossible not to be struck by the analogies existing. Henri Poincare
A scientist worthy of his name, about all a mathematician, experiences in his work the same impression as an artist; his pleasure is as great and of the same nature. Henri Poincare
One would have to have completely forgotten the history of science so as to not remember that the desire to know nature has had the most constant and the happiest influence on the development of mathematics. Henri Poincare
If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment. Henri Poincare
Absolute space, that is to say, the mark to which it would be necessary to refer the earth to know whether it really moves, has no objective existence. Henri Poincare
Henri Poincare quote: "Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different..."
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things. Henri Poincare
Thinking must never submit itself, neither to a dogma, nor to a party, nor to a passion, nor to an interest, nor to a preconceived idea, nor to whatever it may be, if not to facts themselves, because, for it, to submit would be to cease to be. Henri Poincare
The mathematical facts worthy of being studied are those which, by their analogy with other facts, are capable of leading us to the knowledge of a physical law. Henri Poincare
Henri Poincare quote: "Mathematical discoveries, small or great are never born of..."
Mathematical discoveries, small or great are never born of spontaneous generation. Henri Poincare
Henri Poincare quote: "What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a..."
What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a solution, in a demonstration? Henri Poincare
Henri Poincare quote: "The mind uses its faculty for creativity only when experience..."
The mind uses its faculty for creativity only when experience forces it to do so. Henri Poincare

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