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Quote by William Whewell

“Geometry in every proposition speaks a language which experience never dares to utter; and indeed of which she but halfway comprehends the meaning.”

Quote by William Whewell

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William Whewell

William Whewell was a polymath from England, born on May 24, 1794, and died on March 6, 1866. He made significant contributions to the fields of scientific philosophy, the history of science, logic, mathematics, and astronomy. more

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