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Mathematics' Unintended Consequences

In Our Time

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Gauss and the Demuagru

Gauss is probably the mathematician who encapsulates both the pure and applied in one mathematician. He became famous, actually, for rediscovering an asteroid that had been lost. And even he would spend his time doing surveying of the German lands. This leads also to an interesting bit of geometry, which I think John was going to make. Would you like some of it? Go over your own.

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