Re: [HM] Gordan's Quote (was: History in Mathematics)

Antreas P. Hatzipolakis (xpolakis@otenet.gr)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 21:50:51 +0300 (EET DST)

Colin Mclarty wrote:

> On Gordan's supposed quote (which I believe he did say
>in fact) "this is not mathematics it is theology", the earliest
>source I have found is Max Noether's obituary of Gordan in
>MATHEMATISCHE ANNALEN 75 (1914) 1-41, page 18.

[rest of interesting stuff deleted]

Thanks, Colin, for your response.

I located the following reference on M and Th., where probably G's quote
is discussed:

Heuser, Harro: Das Unendliche in Philosophie, Theologie und Mathematik.
Mitt. Dtsch. Math.-Ver. 1997, No.3, 35-38.

but haven't seen it.

Antreas