[Lord Brougham's writings on the bee's cell contain] as striking examples of bad reasoning as are often to be met with in writings related to mathematical subjects. James Whitbread Lee Glaisher More Quotes by James Whitbread Lee Glaisher More Quotes From James Whitbread Lee Glaisher Pure mathematics offers no mercenary inducements to its followers, who is attracted to it by the importance and beauty of the truths in contains; and the complete absence of any material advantage to be gained by means of it, adds perhaps another charm to its study. James Whitbread Lee Glaisher followersaddmean [Lockyer]... sometimes forgets he is only the editor and not the author of Nature. James Whitbread Lee Glaisher editorssometimesfirsts The mathematician requires tact and good taste at every step of his work, and he has to learn to trust to his own instinct to distinguish between what is really worthy of his efforts and what is not... James Whitbread Lee Glaisher learningworkmath
![[Lockyer]... sometimes forgets he is only the editor and not the... by James Whitbread Lee Glaisher](https://whatsmyquote.com/images/quote-medium-quote-a64688e7afee4c6aa3a0b6bc4ce41b00.jpg)
