Hermann Weyl, Space—Time—Matter (1922) Introduction, p. 2.
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And now, in our time, there has been unloosed a cataclysm which has swept away space, time, and matter hitherto regarded as the firmest pillars of natural science, but only to make place for a view of things of wider scope, and entailing a deeper vision.
— Hermann Weyl on Spacetime
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About Hermann Weyl
Hermann Weyl (9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher.
About Hermann Weyl
Hermann Weyl (9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher.
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