Carl Friedrich Gauss (1799) as quoted in the BBC & Open University series, "Topics in the History of Mathematics", MA 290 presented by Jeremy Gray, 0:39.
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The way I have taken seems not to lead to the goal, but much rather to make the truth of geometry doubtful.
— Carl Friedrich Gauss on Geometry
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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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