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“Common integration is only the memory of differentiation... The different artifices by which integration is effected, are changes, not from the known to the unknown, but from forms in which memory does not serve us to those in which it does.”

Quote by Augustus De Morgan

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Augustus De Morgan
Augustus De Morgan

Augustus De Morgan was a distinguished British mathematician recognized for his contributions to algebra and logic. Born on June 27, 1806, and passing away on March 18, 1871, De Morgan's work laid the groundwork for modern symbolic logic and he is also renowned for his research in number theory and mathematical analysis. more

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