Philosophy [nature] is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes—I mean the universe—but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language.in which… Click to show full abstract
Philosophy [nature] is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes—I mean the universe—but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language.in which it is written. This book is written in the mathematical language.without which one wanders in vain through a dark labyrinth. —Galileo Galilei, The Assayer, 1623 (quoted in Burtt EA, The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science, p. 75)
               
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