Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Information sign
Date Made
1960-1961
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond
Object ID
2015.16.1.49
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron alloy
Paint (Coating)
Polyvinyl chloride
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 16 in
Width: 1 in
Length: 72 in
Inscriptions
side 1:
Every one know what a curve is, until he has studied enough mathematics to become confused through the countless number of possible exceptions… FELIX KLEIN
side 2:
IF THE GREEKS HAD NOT CULTIVATED CONIC SECTIONS, KEPLER COULD NOT HAVE SUPERSEDED PTOLEMY; IF THE GREEKS HAD CULTIVATED DYNAMICS, KEPLER MIGHT HAVE ANTICIPATED NEWTON. W. WHEWELL
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