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"[The infinitely small] neither have nor can have theory; it is a dangerous instrument in the hands of beginners [ ... ] anticipating, for my part, the judgement of posterity, I would dare predict that this method will be accused one day, and rightly, of having retarded the progress of the mathematical sciences."

Francois-Joseph Servois
francois-joseph servois Quotes Judgement,Accused,Mathematical

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