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His true monument lies not on the shelves of libraries, but in the…
Quote byJosiah Willard Gibbs · 1839–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: From Gibbs's obituary for Rudolf Clausius (1889). See The Collected Works of J. Willard Gibbs, vol. 2 (New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1928), p. 267. Complete volume.
English (original)
His true monument lies not on the shelves of libraries, but in the thoughts of men, and in the history of more than one science.
— Josiah Willard Gibbs
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