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We can... treat only the geometrical aspects of mathematics and shall…

Quote byHans Reichenbach · 1891–1953

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Philosophy of Space and Time (1928, tr. 1957).

English (original)

We can... treat only the geometrical aspects of mathematics and shall be satisfied in having shown that there is no problem of the truth of geometrical axioms and that no special geometrical visualization exists in mathematics.

— Hans Reichenbach

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