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Mathematician

William Kingdon Clifford was a British mathematician and philosopher, born on May 4, 1845, and died on March 3, 1879. He made significant contributions to the fields of geometry and algebra in mathematics.

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Famous William Kingdon Clifford Quotes

“The aim of scientific thought, then, is to apply past experience to new circumstances; the instrument is an observed uniformity in the course of events. By the use of this instrument it gives us information transcending our experience, it enables us to infer things that we have not seen from things that we have seen; and the evidence for the truth of that information depends on our supposing that the uniformity holds good beyond our experience.”

Giving Use Past Courses Events Information Depends Circumstances Evidence Aim Instruments Uniformity Transcending Supposing Past Experiences Supposing That

Book:The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays

Source: The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays

“An atmosphere of beliefs and conceptions has been formed by the labours and struggles of our forefathers, which enables us to breathe amid the various and complex circumstances of our life.”

Has Beens Belief Struggle Our Lives Circumstances Complexes Various Breathe Atmosphere Labour Conception Forefathers

Book:Lectures and Essays

Source: Lectures and Essays

“To know all about anything is to know how to deal with it under all circumstances.”

Knows Deals Know How Circumstances

Book:Lectures and Essays

Source: Lectures and Essays

About the Author

Born: May 4, 1845
Died: March 3, 1879
Known for: Mathematician
Quotes: 31

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Lectures and EssaysRelated source material

The Ethics of Belief and Other EssaysRelated source material

The Scientific Basis of Morals: And Other Essays, Viz. : Right and Wrong, the Ethics of Belief, the Ethics of ReligionRelated source material

Ethics of Belief and Other EssaysRelated source material

Lectures and Essays by William Kingdon CliffordRelated source material

Lectures and Essays by the Late William Kingdon Clifford, F.R.S.Related source material

Lectures and Essays, by the Late William Kingdon CliffordRelated source material

On Some Conditions Of Mental Development: Together With On The Unconscious Activity Of The BrainRelated source material

The Common Sense of the Exact SciencesRelated source material

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