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Sofia Kovalevskaya
Sofia Kovalevskaya

Russian mathematician known for her significant contributions to the field of mathematics. Sofia Kovalevskaya is considered one of the most outstanding female mathematicians of the 19th century, with her research in partial differential equations, differential geometry, and mechanics being pioneering. more

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“It is possible for a mathematician to be "too strong" for a given occasion. He forces through, where another might be driven to a different, and possible more fruitful, approach. (So a rock climber might force a dreadful crack, instead of finding a subtle and delicate route.)”

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“The description of right lines and circles, upon which geometry is founded, belongs to mechanics. Geometry does not teach us to draw these lines, but requires them to be drawn.”

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Book:Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World: The motion of bodies
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