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“Sin2 φ is odious to me, even though Laplace made use of it; should it be feared that sin2 φ might become ambiguous, which would perhaps never occur, or at most very rarely when speaking of sin(φ2), well then, let us write (sin φ)2, but not sin2 φ, which by analogy should signify sin (sin φ)”

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Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich Gauss

Carl Friedrich Gauss (April 30, 1777 - February 23, 1855) was a German mathematician who is widely regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. He made significant contributions to mathematics, physics, and astronomy. more

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