Count Von Zinzendorf

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    All science requires mathematics. The knowledge of mathematical things is almost innate in us.... This is the easiest of sciences, a fact which is obvious in that no one’s brain rejects it; for laymen and people who are utterly illiterate know how to count and reckon.
    Roger Bacon (c. 1214–c. 1294)

    Mad? Is one who has solved the secret of life to be considered mad?
    —Edward T. Lowe. Frank Strayer. Dr. von Niemann (Lionel Atwill)