This splendid subject [mathematics],
This splendid subject [mathematics], queen of all exact sciences, and the ideal and norm of all careful thinking. G. Stanley Hall
Exact Sciences
If there ever was
If there ever was a misnomer, it is \”exact science.\” Science has always been full of mistakes. The present day is no exception. And our mistakes are good mistakes; they require a genius to correct. Of course, we do not see our own mistakes. Edward Teller
I learned that economics
I learned that economics was not an exact science and that the most erudite men would analyze the economic ills of the world and derive a totally different conclusion. Edith Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill
It is a common
It is a common observation that a science first begins to be exact when it is quantitatively treated. What are called the exact sciences are no others than the mathematical ones. Charles Sanders Peirce
Mathematics is the most
Mathematics is the most exact science, and its conclusions are capable of absolute proof. But this is so only because mathematics does not attempt to draw absolute conclusions. All mathematical truths are relative, conditional. In E. T. Bell Men of Mathematics, New York: Simona and Schuster, 1937. Charles Proteus Steinmetz
I proved to you
I proved to you that psychiatry is an exact science! An exact science?! Yes, you owe me exactly one hundred and forty-three dollars! Charles M. Schulz
If you ask …
If you ask … the man in the street … the human significance of mathematics, the answer of the world will be, that mathematics has given mankind a metrical and computatory art essential to the effective conduct of daily life, that mathematics admits of countless applications in engineering and the natural sciences, and finally that … Read more
Anyone who wants to
Anyone who wants to know the human psyche will learn next to nothing from experimental psychology. He would be better advised to abandon exact science, put away his scholar’s gown, bid farewell to his study, and wander with human heart through the world. Carl Jung
Although this may seem
Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in inferring that he is an inexact man. Every careful measurement in science is always given with the probable error … every observer … Read more
Although this may seem
Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is based on the idea of approximation. If a man tells you he knows a thing exactly, then you can be safe in inferring that you are speaking to an inexact man. Bertrand Russell