“… Fourier's great mathematical poem ... {Referring to Joseph Fourier's mathematical theory of the conduction of heat, one of the precursors to thermodynamics.}” SciencePoetryTheoryPoemMathematicsMathHeatFourierJoseph FourierJean Baptiste Joseph Fourier Book:Treatise on Natural Philosophy: Volume 2 Source: Treatise on Natural Philosophy: Volume 2
“Derrière la série de Fourier, d'autres séries analogues sont entrées dans la domaine de l'analyse; elles y sont entrees par la même porte; elles ont été imaginées en vue des applications. After the Fourier series, other series have entered the domain of analysis; they entered by the same door; they have been imagined in view of applications.” ScienceImaginationMathematicsMathAnalysisApplicationDoorViewFourierJoseph Fourier Book:The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare Source: The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare