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For the first time, a book has brought together in one easily accessible form the best expressed thoughts that are especially illuminating and pertinent to the discipline of mathematics. Mathematically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations provides profound, wise, and witty quotes from the most famous to the unknown. You may not find all the quoted "jewels" that exist, but you will definitely a great many of them here. The extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the perfect tools for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure, and you will soon enjoy discovering what others have said on topics ranging from addition to zero.

This book will be a handy reference for the mathematician or scientific reader and the wider public interested in who has said what on mathematics.

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Gaither and Cavazos-Gaither, compilers of books of quotations in statistics and physics, now offer one in mathematics, all with the same publisher. The authors have degrees in psychology, criminal justice, mathematical statistics, and telecommunications, but neither is currently employed in mathematics, statistics, or physics. Their book consists of well over 1,000 quotations gleaned from some 800 publications, including scientific publications of historical note, 20th-century books and journals in mathematics, works of fiction (e.g., Alice in Wonderland, Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare), and works by standard authors (e.g., Plato, John Dewey, Bertrand Russell). The source bibliography lists the works. The quotations are grouped by broad subject, and there are detailed indexes of subjects and authors. The collection of quotations is eclectic, ranging from the sublime to the silly (e.g., "Math was always my worst subject"). Several quotations have been extracted from some sources (e.g., six from Bertrand Russell's Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays). The lack of selectivity weakens the quality of the volume. Recommended only for libraries developing an extensive collection of mathematics reference sources. T. G. Kirk; Earlham College