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[S] Source-of-quote --- non-S.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rolf Turner)
Sun Oct 3 09:56:10 1999
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 10:48:31 -0300 (ADT)
From: Rolf Turner <rolf@conway.math.unb.ca>
Message-Id: <199910031348.KAA02671@tanner.math.unb.ca>
To: s-news@wubios.wustl.edu
Again I seek to draw upon the collective wisdom and learning of the
subscribers to this list for the answer to a non-S question.
What/who is the source of the phrase
``the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics''?
I always thought the phrase was due to Sir Arthur Eddington, but a
colleague insists that this is not so. I could not find this phrase
in any of the books-of-quotations in our library.
If anyone knows/thinks they know, please email me directly ---
rolf@math.unb.ca
--- so as to avoid wasting bandwidth on non-S matters. If I
also receive indications of interest, I'll post a brief summary
to the list. I'd appreciate precise references to the source
if possible.
cheers,
Rolf Turner
rolf@math.unb.ca
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