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Elisabeth of Wied
Elisabeth of Wied

Princess Elisabeth of Wied, born on December 29, 1843, and died on February 18, 1916. Her career and category are currently limited by available information. more

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“If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with the great renaissance artists, such roles are not mutually exclusive. A great cathedral has both structural impressiveness and delicate detail. A great mathematical theory should similarly be beautiful on both large and small scales.”

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“The Besicovitch style is architectural. He builds out of simply elements a delicate and complicated architectural structure, usually with a hierarchical plan, and then, when the building is finished, the completed structure leads by simple arguments to an unexpected conclusion. Every Besicovitch proof is a work of art, as carefully constructed as a Bach fugue.”

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“For though, in nature, depth and height Are equally held infinite: In poetry, the height we know; 'Tis only infinite below.”

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Book:The Works. Containing Interesting and Valuable Papers, Not Hitherto Published. With Memoir of the Author, by Thomas Roscoe. -London, Washbourne 1841
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