Quotes by Arthur Cayley

Arthur Cayley

British mathematician

Lived from: 1821 - 1895

Category: Scientists

Born: 16 august 1821 Died: 26 january 1895

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  • And in another point of view, I think it is right that the address of a president should be on his own subject, and that different subjects should be thus brought in turn before the meetings.
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  • As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can be perceived but not explained.
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  • But be that as it may, I think it is more respectful to you that I should speak to you upon and do my best to interest you in the subject which has occupied me, and in which I am myself most interested.
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  • Not that the propositions of geometry are only approximately true, but that they remain absolutely true in regard to that Euclidean space which has been so long regarded as being the physical space of our experience.
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  • Projective geometry is all geometry.
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  • So much the worse, it may be, for a particular meeting: but the meeting is the individual, which on evolution principles, must be sacrificed for the development of the race.
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What are the most famous quotes from Arthur Cayley?

The two most famous quotes from Arthur Cayley are:

  • "And in another point of view, I think it is right that the address of a president should be on his own subject, and that different subjects should be thus brought in turn before the meetings."
  • "As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can be perceived but not explained."

When did Arthur Cayley live?

Arthur Cayley was born in 1821 and died in the year 1895.