"That a formal science like algebra, the creation of our abstract thought, should thus, in a sense, dictate the laws o…"

"Strictly speaking, the theory of numbers has nothing to do with negative, or fractional, or irrational quantities, as…"

"The invention of the symbol ≡ by Gauss affords a striking example of the advantage which may be derived from an appro…"

"It may fairly be said that the germs of the modern algebra of linear substitutions and concomitants are to be found i…"

"A great deal of misunderstanding is avoided if it be remembered that the terms infinity, infinite, zero, infinitesima…"

"As Gauss first pointed out, the problem of cyclotomy, or division of the circle into a number of equal parts, depends…"

"Mathews had a knowledge of Latin and Greek as minute and accurate as that generally possessed by professional classic…"

"The more I thought about it, the more obsessed I became with the idea of a swimming journey. I started to dream ever …"

"From water level, I observed the mating joined in flight like refuelling aircraft, and the random progress of the clo…"

"It is through trees that we see and hear the wind: woodland people can tell the species of a tree from the sound it m…"