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As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can be perceived but not explained.

~Arthur Cayley

Topics: Beauty Else Everything Everything Else Explained Mathematical Perceived Theory

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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.

~Arthur Cayley

Topics: Am Best Interest Interested May Me More Most Myself Occupied Respectful Should Speak Subject Think Which You I Think I Am

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Projective geometry is all geometry.

~Arthur Cayley

Topics: Geometry

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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.

~Arthur Cayley

Topics: Address Another Before Brought Different His Meetings Own Point Point Of View President Right Should Subject Subjects Think Thus Turn View I Think

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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.

~Arthur Cayley

Topics: Development Evolution Individual May Meeting Much Must Particular Principles Race Sacrificed Which Worse

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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.

~Arthur Cayley

Topics: Absolutely Approximately Been Being Experience Geometry Long Only Our Physical Regard Regarded Remain Space True Which

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Mathematician

Born: August 16th, 1821

Died: January 26th, 1895

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