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或许让你心烦,或许庸人自扰, ) f L# l6 g) s) t5 a+ i % G* E, J$ m. p* g1 K我们将帮你把选择完善一新。 , Z! R) G) q y% |3 t( r
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: T- ?6 T: f- H; n ( K1 @+ x4 B) K" ^ $ b1 M) k* R% I* bA Response to E.T. Bell's Listing of 7 e, t/ N( [+ s# r1 h8 K/ S1 o! I7 ]3 g0 H7 J; T4 N
Three Mathematicians Only Under the - v- _# y% D, b" Y- c" z5 g, a
Summus Heading: Archimedes, Newton and Gauss % h2 W# @1 `0 ]7 s2 c$ ?1 Q8 b0 h3 @
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Bill Dunham & Charlie Marion ; o$ P, c2 A) X- g, G+ B- f7 k
; Z7 G) c' I; g3 Y7 jBefore we let you get away, " l9 i, h5 N* N9 MYour choices set in stone, ! n! A$ r# ]9 s' U9 P7 a6 e
Consider what we have to say: 6 x( \: s l e4 B `- yE.T. O, please Call home! 0 ]' N5 e* ~' h2 l4 L
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Stop the presses! Hold that thought! $ l$ h% G9 g) ~/ A7 b: m) i0 }) TAnd listen to our voices. / t( R+ r4 X% _4 M0 j8 F1 ~Ruffled, even overwrought, - c4 x6 M1 _5 g0 _2 A4 e9 h9 z
We'll supplement your choices. & H' b) d, ?$ K: e2 O- s , F# r- k7 W. l4 T. u* z6 r5 uOld Archie, Isaac, C. F. Gauss-- % Z: t3 K& g Z; I. D5 |& j3 x8 R
Though each deserves a floor _7 c& F4 \* DIn mathematics' honored house, # o5 R9 |$ W( G5 y! [" m
Make room for just one more. 9 \2 u& |, w/ ?/ a0 c
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Without the Bard of Basel, Bell, : e* d _, V7 F+ W9 x
You've clearly dropped the ball. ) i0 w D5 _/ v. W
Our votes are cast for Euler, L. 1 Y2 a! A- ~; HWhose OPERA says it all: 9 I" A6 d0 `4 B8 H
0 n* Z3 m& h2 v8 _' a7 H- j2 ?Six dozen volumes--what a feat! & {2 i2 [6 T4 W; H) H
Profound and deep throughout Z4 c2 S" F. g: p0 X
Does Leonhard Euler rank with the elite? ( w* J1 {% T- S0 S8 Q
Of this there is no doubt. 4 Y2 W; L4 b# I H5 Z U8 C5 J% u ( N/ K% I d% e9 F$ g1 dConsider how he summed, in turn & v$ t& q; l: ^The quite elusive mix : `: [; G6 O8 `# e2 o' t
Of one slash n all squared--you'll learn 2 W. j" P8 \5 M: }, Q& T Ihe got pi(squared) slash six. 4 n% Z$ u+ T. @% k9 `
& G3 D6 N$ P2 @$ TWe're shocked we did not see his name ) l( [+ Y' d6 Z, z! r, J f9 RWith those you justly sainted. 4 C( z' [6 V) Z! ?/ yNo Euler in your Hall of Fame? $ v3 ~/ ?2 a5 G% v; kYour judgment's surely Taine-ted. 8 E" R1 V9 ]' D
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It's time to honor one you missed. " q7 \! x* n! E" i- LTo do your duty well. 4 E' S" t+ ]8 N( PAdd worthy Euler to your list. % m7 f$ I) R; M& ZAnd save him by the Bell. & K& ~2 t/ R+ \0 a/ ~3 ^
“前进吧, 前进将使你产生信念。”----达朗贝尔 3 X3 O6 @$ S' c& _- E4 ~1 H. e1 N“人生就是持续的斗争。 ” ----庞加莱 . `# L6 I" R z1 K“宇宙的伟大建筑师现在开始以纯数学家的面目出现了。”-----J.H.琼斯 0 k& F( R1 E( Y" Y5 u! A ]' y S
“对外部世界进行研究的主要目的在于发现上帝赋予它的合理次序与和谐,而这些是上帝以数学语言透露给我们的。”-----约翰.伯努利 " k0 K( u5 m! R: W# C# B3 S) P9 ?7 v' v
“上帝乃几何学家。 ”----柏拉图 * V+ Z) r5 r' G2 Y9 c
“有人问Sophus Lie,什么是数学家所特有的秉赋,他回答说是下面这个四元组:想象力,干劲,自信心和自我批计。 ” ----C.J.凯泽 1 _ {' P" s# C* N& e; X, d, h