Henri Poincaré over nieuwe resultaten

If a new result has value it is when, by binding together long known elements, until now scattered and appearing unrelated to each other, it suddenly brings order where there reigned apparent disorder.
Henri Poincaré, The Future of Mathematics, lezing voor het vierde International Congress of Mathematicians (10 april 1908)

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