Quote#Politics & Power
The object of pure Physic[s] is the unfolding of the laws of the…
Quote byJames Joseph Sylvester · 1814–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Reported in: Memorabilia Mathematica by Robert Edouard Moritz, quote #129..
English (original)
The object of pure Physic[s] is the unfolding of the laws of the intelligible world; the object of pure Mathematic[s] that of unfolding the laws of human intelligence.
— James Joseph Sylvester
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