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Quote by Johann Heinrich Lambert

“I should almost therefore put forward the proposal that the third hypothsis (angle sum of a triangle less than two right angles) holds on the surface of an imaginary sphere.”

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Johann Heinrich Lambert

Johann Heinrich Lambert, born on August 26, 1728, and died on September 25, 1777, was a German mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. He made significant contributions to mathematics, particularly in number theory and optics. more

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