In the early 19th century, the noted German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss called mathematics the "queen of the sciences" because it was so successful at uncovering the nature of physical reality. The history of mathematics concerns one of the most magnificent, surprising, and powerful of all human achievements.

Określenia to pochodzi od Carla Friedricha Gaussa, który napisał: "matematyka jest królową nauk, a teoria liczb królową matematyki".