The Education of Henry Adams · Character
Raymond Poincaré
French statesman, later President.
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Also known as M. Poincaré, Poincaré
First appearance: xxviii the height of knowledge 1902
Raymond Poincaré shows up with force in XXXI: The Grammar of Science (1903). The page is where that presence becomes real.
His mathematical views on continuity and symbols are discussed; Adams questions whether Poincaré knows any history.
Raymond Poincaré first appears in 0030 xxviii the height of knowledge 1902.
In XXXI: The Grammar of Science (1903): His mathematical views on continuity and symbols are discussed; Adams questions whether Poincaré knows any history.
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