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The geometry of the circle and mathematics as applied to geometry by ... - Page 360
by James Smith - 1869 - 470 pages
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Notes and Queries, Volume 105

Questions and answers - 1902 - 664 pages
...at p. 474 is the more detailed : — " The snorner was informed that an eminent mathematician hail an algebraical proof of the existence of God, which...and in a tone of perfect conviction said, ' Monsieur ! — - — — x, donc Dieu z existe; répondez!' Diderot, to whom algebra was Hebrew, though this...
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The Geometry of the Circle and Mathematics as Applied to Geometry by ...

James Smith - Circle-squaring - 1869 - 459 pages
...prudent to allow such unreserved exhibitions. The Empress thought so too, but did not like to muzzle her guest by an express prohibition : so a plot was...and in a, tone of perfect conviction said, Monsieur ! a + bn n of alleged algebraical closeness, was disconcerted ; while peals of laughter sounded on...
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A Budget of Paradoxes

Augustus De Morgan - 1872 - 530 pages
...exhibitions. The Empress thought so too, but did not like to muzzle her guest by an express prohibition : BO a plot was contrived. The scorner was informed that...consented. The mathematician, who is not named, was Euler. Ho came to Diderot with the gravest air, and in a tone of perfect conviction said, " Monsieur ! a +...
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A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume 1

Augustus De Morgan - Circle-squaring - 1872 - 552 pages
...prudent to allow such unreserved exhibitions. The Empress thought so too, but did not like to muzzle her guest by an express prohibition : so a plot was contrived. The ecorner was informed that an eminent mathematician had an algebraical proof of the existence of God,...
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A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume 2

Augustus De Morgan - Circle-squaring - 1915 - 404 pages
...prudent to allow such unreserved exhibitions. The Empress thought so too, but did not like to muzzle her guest by an express prohibition : so a plot was...consented. The mathematician, who is not named, was Euler.14 He came to Diderot with the gravest air, and in a tone of perfect conviction said, "Monsieur!...
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