François Arago

1786–1853 · French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician

Topics: learning, creativity, mathematics

• On certain occasions, the eyes of the mind can supply the want of the most powerful telescopes, and lead to astronomical discoveries of the highest importance.

  — François Arago

• In the experimental sciences, the epochs of the most brilliant progress are almost always separated by long intervals of almost absolute repose.

  — François Arago

• The calculus of probabilities, when confined within just limits, ought to interest, in an equal degree, the mathematician, the experimentalist, and the statesman.

  — François Arago