02489cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000420011324500670015526400510022230000470027333600260032033700260034633800360037250000310040850802740043952011540071353400450186765300150191265300230192765300190195065300290196965300540199865300440205285600430209641991UtSlPG20260610133947.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aQA1 aRebière, A.q(Alphonse),d1842-190110aMathématiques et Mathématiciens: Pensées et Curiosités 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-02-03  aProduced by Laurent Vogel, Susan Skinner, Christine P.
Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (The original copy of this book was
generously made available for scanning by the Department
of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow.)  a"Mathématiques et Mathématiciens: Pensées et Curiosités" by A. Rebière is a collection of philosophical reflections and curiosities related to mathematics, written in the late 19th century. This work explores various mathematical concepts, theories, and the significance of mathematics in different fields through insights from historical and contemporary thinkers.   The opening of this work sets the stage by discussing the nature of mathematics and its various branches such as arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy. It poses essential questions about the definition and scope of mathematics, indicating that it deals primarily with notions of order and measurement. The text includes quotes from influential philosophers and mathematicians like Aristotle, Descartes, and Kant, offering a glimpse into the foundational ideas that shape mathematical inquiry. Rebière emphasizes the importance of mathematics as a science of measuring and understanding the relationships between quantities, hinting at the book's broader examination of both abstract concepts and their practical applications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aQuotations  aQuotations, French  aMathematicians  aMathematicians -- France  aMathematics -- France -- Quotations, maxims, etc.  aMathematics -- Quotations, maxims, etc.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41991