“Now, the velocity of wave propagation can be seen, without the aid of any mathematical analysis, to depend on the elasticity of the medium and its density; for we can see that if a medium is highly elastic the disturbance would be propagated at a great speed.” IfsWould BeDependsWaveSpeedAidsMediumsMathematicalAnalysisDisturbanceVelocityDensityPropagationElasticityMathematical Analysis Author:Albert A. Michelson
“Thus you see, most noble Sir, how this type of solution to the Königsberg bridge problem bears little relationship to mathematics, and I do not understand why you expect a mathematician to produce it, rather than anyone else, for the solution is based on reason alone, and its discovery does not depend on any mathematical principle.” LittlesDoeReasonProblemPrinciplesProduceTypeDependsBearsSolutionsDiscoveryMathematicsNobleMathematicalBridgesMathematicianEuler Author:Leonhard Euler