Augustus De Morgan in: Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biology and Mythology, (London, 1902), Article, “Eucleides.” Reported in Moritz (1914) : Euclid’s Elements compared with Newton's Principia
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The sacred writings excepted, no Greek has been so much read and so variously translated as Euclid.
— Augustus De Morgan on Euclid’s Elements
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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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