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“There is no branch of mathematics, however abstract, which may not some day be applied to phenomena of the real world.”

Quote by Nikolai Lobachevsky

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Nikolai Lobachevsky

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, born on December 1, 1792, and died on February 24, 1856, was a renowned 19th-century Russian mathematician. He is best known for his contributions to geometry, particularly for his development of non-Euclidean geometry, known as Lobachevskian geometry, which had a profound impact on the development of mathematics and physics. more

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