There’s a beautiful Bolyai father-to-son quote urging him to publish I read as a child that I’ve been trying to find ever since. Unfortunately I could never figure out which mathematician it was — thanks to this post I finally did!
“When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets coming to light in early spring.”
Hey, I'm glad you found it! I know the feeling. This usually happens to me with melodies that are stuck in my ear, but can't remember which song they are in.
There’s a beautiful Bolyai father-to-son quote urging him to publish I read as a child that I’ve been trying to find ever since. Unfortunately I could never figure out which mathematician it was — thanks to this post I finally did!
“When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets coming to light in early spring.”
Hey, I'm glad you found it! I know the feeling. This usually happens to me with melodies that are stuck in my ear, but can't remember which song they are in.
Liked it a lot, saved for my collections.
Minor typo: A triangle of three right angles _brakes_ breaks one space, but creates another.
Thanx for the post.
Thanks, fixed!