Ch. I.
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The lowest steps of the ladder are as useful as the highest.
— Augustus De Morgan
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The lowest steps of the ladder are as useful as the highest." in the context of "Ch. I." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Augustus De Morgan" (Quotes, On the Study and Difficulties of Mathematics (1831): Sources: 1831, 1898)
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About Augustus De Morgan
Augustus De Morgan (June 27 1806 – March 18 1871) was an Indian-born British mathematician and logician; he was the first professor of mathematics at University College London. He formulated De Morgan's laws and was the first to introduce the term, and make rigorous the idea of mathematical induction. De Morgan crater on the Moon is named after him.
About Augustus De Morgan
Augustus De Morgan (June 27 1806 – March 18 1871) was an Indian-born British mathematician and logician; he was the first professor of mathematics at University College London. He formulated De Morgan's laws and was the first to introduce the term, and make rigorous the idea of mathematical induction. De Morgan crater on the Moon is named after him.
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