
216 - Shape - Jordan Ellenberg
You Are Not So Smart
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Lincoln's Fondness for Euclid
Lincoln was troubled by the fact that he had been in congress once, but it was before he was president. He realized that he needed to go back to euclid to understand what a demonstration was. Loved listening to his buddi's talk about him. The gift of this math is never taught to me in any class ever, but i have found a better understanding of it later because of people like yourself who hold onto these propositions at least until they're proven true.
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