The more progress physical sciences make, the more they tend to enter the domain of mathematics, which is a kind of centre to which they all converge. We may even judge the degree of perfection to which a science has arrived by the facility with which it may be submitted to calculation.
It would appear... that moral phenomena, when observed on a great scale, are found to resemble physical phenomena; and we thus arrive, in inquiries o… - Adolphe Quetelet
It would appear... that moral phenomena, when observed on a great scale, are found to resemble physical phenomena; and we thus arrive, in inquiries o…
- Adolphe Quetelet
The more progress physical sciences make, the more they tend to enter the domain of mathematics, which is a kind of centre to which they all converge… - Adolphe Quetelet
The more progress physical sciences make, the more they tend to enter the domain of mathematics, which is a kind of centre to which they all converge…
The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of the most important service to the science of man a… - Adolphe Quetelet
The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of the most important service to the science of man a…
Whether statistics be an art or a science... or a scientific art, we concern ourselves little. It is the basis of social and political dynamics, and … - Adolphe Quetelet
Whether statistics be an art or a science... or a scientific art, we concern ourselves little. It is the basis of social and political dynamics, and …
The average man. The emergence of the concept. - Adolphe Quetelet
The average man. The emergence of the concept.
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