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Maria Montessori

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

Maria Montessori

Poetry

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Maria Montessori is saying that science requires creativity to discover new ideas, not just numbers and reasoning. She compares this creative part to beauty and poetry, highlighting that science involves more than just facts and logic.

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