August Leopold Crelle, reported by Abel as "Alt hvad Gauss skriver er Gräuel, da det er saa dunkelt at det næsten ikke er mueligt at forstaae det." in a letter to Christopher Hansteen on December 5, 1825.
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Everything Gauss writes is abomination, as it is so obscure that it is almost impossible to understand it.
— August Leopold Crelle
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Source: Wikiquote: "Carl Friedrich Gauss" (Quotes about Gauss)
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About Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer and physicist.
About Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer and physicist.
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