How Is Error Possible In Mathematics?

If We Knew Exactly The Laws Of Nature And The Situation Of The Universe At The Initial Moment, We Could Predict Exactly The Situation Of The Same Universe At A Succeeding Moment.

It Is A Misfortune For A Science To Be Born Too Late When The Means Of Observation Have Become Too Perfect. That Is What Is Happening At This Moment With Respect To Physical Chemistry; The Founders Are Hampered In Their General Grasp By Third And Fourth Decimal Places.

Mathematics Is The Art Of Giving The Same Name To Different Things.

Geometry Is Not True, It Is Advantageous.

The Mathematical Facts Worthy Of Being Studied Are Those Which, By Their Analogy With Other Facts, Are Capable Of Leading Us To The Knowledge Of A Physical Law. They Reveal The Kinship Between Other Facts, Long Known, But Wrongly Believed To Be Strangers To One Another.