There is an astonishing imagination, even in the science of mathematics... We repeat, there was far more imagination in the head of Archimedes than in that of Homer. -Voltaire

 

There is an astonishing imagination, even in the science of mathematics... We repeat, there was far more imagination in the head of Archimedes than in that of Homer.


-Voltaire
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This quote is just one of 90 total Voltaire quotes in our collection. Voltaire is known for saying 'There is an astonishing imagination, even in the science of mathematics... We repeat, there was far more imagination in the head of Archimedes than in that of Homer.' as well as some of the following quotes.

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