His original intention when he began his Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik was, as the title indicates, to deal equally with both pure and applied mathematics.
Kanyang orihinal na idea kapag siya ay nagsimulang kanyang Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik ay, na ang pamagat ay nagpapahiwatig, sa pantay na pakikitungo sa kapwa wagas at inilapat sa matematika.