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...re geometry and pure mathematics in general derive their interest, and for the sake of which they are cultivated. ... We cannot truly account for our acce [[File:Illustration to Euclid's proof of the Pythagorean theorem.svg|thumb|right|No sincere assertion of fact is essenti ...

...ght|[[Mathematical]] [[reasoning]] may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call ''[[intuitio ...ose computer|general-purpose computer]]. Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and [[artificial intelligence]]. ...

...h [[Physics|physicist]] with research interests in [[quantum gravity]] and the [[history of science]]. ...Galileo]]... it is still remarkably difficult to say categorically whether the [[earth]] moves... ...

[[File:NASA child bubble exploration.jpg|thumb|The [[symbol]] and the [[metaphor]] are as [[Necessity|necessary]] to [[science]] as to [[poetry]] ...ter of the 1973 BBC television documentary series, ''[[w:The Ascent of Man|The Ascent of Man]]''. ...

...t] a mysterious illusion of the intellect. ..It is an essential feature of the universe. ...las Martin, "Gerald J. Whitrow, 87, Author Of Philosophic Tomes on Time" ''The New York Times'' (June 27, 2000) ...

...] lived just like the [[animals]]. Then something happened which unleashed the [[power]] of our [[imagination]]. We [[learned]] to [[talk]] and we learned ...Centre for Theoretical Cosmology|Centre for Theoretical Cosmology]] within the [[University of Cambridge]]. ...

...tion of light]] (1725–1728), and the [[w:astronomical nutation|nutation of the Earth's axis]] (1728–1748). ...of the Clock in the Evening, and farthest South when it came about Six in the Morning.<!--pp.643-644--> ...

[[Image:Plimpton 322.jpg|thumb|right|The Babylonian mathematical tablet Plimpton 322, dated to 1800 BC.]] ...ser extent, an investigation into the mathematical methods and notation of the past. ...

[[File:Time Saving Truth from Falsehood and Envy.jpg |thumb|right|Truth is [[strong]] enough to overcome [[File:Rainy-Clouds-On-Gili.jpg|thumb|The truth does not please everyone ~ Justinus Bonaventura Pranaitis ]]] ...