most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-05-26T01:41:08Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/91227 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/91227/quote-about-errors-in-math-writing wrp 2012-03-14T21:56:56Z 2012-05-18T14:22:00Z

<p>I'm searching for the original reference of a quote that went something like:</p> <p>"Errors in a mathematics text add an element of surprise to an otherwise predictable plot."</p> <p>I believe it may have been from the 1700s or 1800s.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/91227/quote-about-errors-in-math-writing/95986#95986 Scott Guthery 2012-05-04T14:06:55Z 2012-05-04T14:06:55Z

<p>A resource might be</p> <p>Maurice Lecat, Erreurs de mathématiciens des origines à nos jours, Bruxelles : Castaigne, 1935 </p> <p>Cheers, Scott</p>