“Newton was the greatest genius that ever existed, and the most fortunate, for we cannot find more than once a system of the world to establish.”
Quote by Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, born on January 25, 1736 in Italy, and died on April 10, 1813 in France, was a renowned mathematician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He made significant contributions to the fields of mathematical analysis, number theory, and differential equations. more
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