For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.
Roger Bacon
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- Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.
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- For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.
- All science requires mathematics. The knowledge of mathematical things is almost innate in us. This is the easiest of sciences, a fact which is obvious in that no one's brain rejects it for laymen and people who are utterly illiterate know how to count and reckon.