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Quotation from Science and Hypothesis by Henri Poincare
“One geometry cannot be more true than another; it can only be more convenient.”
Science and Hypothesis, Part II, Ch. III, trans. W. J. Greenstreet
The conclusion of the chapter on non-Euclidean geometries, followed by the claim that Euclidean geometry is and will remain the most convenient.
Citation: "One geometry cannot be more true than another; it can only be more convenient." — Henri Poincare, Science and Hypothesis, Part II, Ch. III, trans. W. J. Greenstreet. (id poincare-science-and-hypothesis-q4)
Portrait: Henri Poincaré, PA03199, Henri Manuel, Public domain.
