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Quotation from Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein
“I adhered scrupulously to the precept of that brilliant theoretical physicist L. Boltzmann, according to whom matters of elegance ought to be left to the tailor and to the cobbler.”
Relativity: The Special and General Theory, Preface, trans. Robert W. Lawson
Einstein explains why he repeats himself for the sake of clearness.
Citation: "I adhered scrupulously to the precept of that brilliant theoretical physicist L. Boltzmann, according to whom matters of elegance ought to be left to the tailor and to the cobbler." — Albert Einstein, Relativity: The Special and General Theory, Preface, trans. Robert W. Lawson. (id einstein-relativity-q1)
Portrait: Einstein 1921 by F Schmutzer - restoration, Ferdinand Schmutzer, Public domain.
