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A mathematician of the first rank, Laplace quickly revealed himself as only a mediocre administrator, from his first work we saw we had been deceived. Laplace saw no question from its true point of view, he sought subtleties everywhere, had only doubtful ideas, and finally carried the spirit of the infinitely small into administration. (Napoleon)
We arrive at truth, not by reason only, but also by the heart. (Pascal)
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Eriksson, K., Johnson, C., Estep, D. (2004). Analytic Functions. In: Applied Mathematics: Body and Soul. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05800-8_29
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