James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (1848–1928) English mathematician and astronomer
Source: "Presidential Address British Association for the Advancement of Science," 1890, p. 467 : On the perfection of math. productions
“The motto of science is not just Pauca but rather Plurima ex paucissimis — the most out of the least.”
Mario Bunge, The myth of simplicity, 1963, p, 82; Cited in: C.C. Gaither, Alma E Cavazos-Gaither (2000), Scientifically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations, p. 187
1960s-1990s
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