/ k. S3 D' P8 K7 a( ^, y 5 y7 S7 |% _' yA Response to E.T. Bell's Listing of 2 k- G) S( N5 S- F' k9 ] . ]0 d/ C0 P, m! [; p8 A) f9 GThree Mathematicians Only Under the ) I) r0 ? h: L5 L$ v7 S
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Summus Heading: Archimedes, Newton and Gauss / _7 ~: Z6 p' L( P9 K2 z% g 9 z# L6 R) u7 ^4 `+ E- V& F * {6 U; i$ y7 S8 [
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Bill Dunham & Charlie Marion / `9 e( }1 [/ o8 w7 N! H L # k5 }# s0 f# K* R }8 aBefore we let you get away, , `8 g! j" W5 p9 K" c$ @0 M7 V9 aYour choices set in stone, ) M7 ~4 w6 O) f" B# O+ k- I( M
Consider what we have to say: * Z0 I. g+ }( i
E.T. O, please Call home! 0 C0 N/ j7 A! s/ }
3 A6 Y3 A' V+ lStop the presses! Hold that thought! $ O/ G! }8 c- o( Q4 {% ]# {
And listen to our voices. # A1 w- s. |0 x6 v+ `
Ruffled, even overwrought, * T# O0 H* c% |1 M7 x
We'll supplement your choices. . O5 f0 n4 R8 x* h) P2 |& E% N
' q. s0 D- @: b3 z. ^& P4 J! [Old Archie, Isaac, C. F. Gauss-- ( ~" q" J/ c% x2 J# w& E4 X, `Though each deserves a floor ( i9 T! u( M m" k2 A
In mathematics' honored house, 2 |- o8 P0 `; q. s4 [: S6 N! GMake room for just one more. , D# q( G+ U6 c* ~1 P 0 D: T$ I: }0 a* Y. y) h# _Without the Bard of Basel, Bell, # ]. D1 N ^6 cYou've clearly dropped the ball. . k& I0 K6 @6 ^0 E7 M# S7 mOur votes are cast for Euler, L. ) F+ c% m% M$ ^+ W' YWhose OPERA says it all: : w0 Z5 b# y2 F) m1 ]$ j ' w* \& f* E Q2 {, DSix dozen volumes--what a feat! 3 B9 C' X% ^+ \( i: H1 W( n, O
Profound and deep throughout 1 f- ~' Q/ y$ x" M3 w
Does Leonhard Euler rank with the elite? - q! r" G( D$ Z( {& MOf this there is no doubt. $ W$ \$ X- [9 K" ~4 S+ B! ^
9 E1 g4 f( K C% u! XConsider how he summed, in turn , n/ k5 [) m' b L" l8 V- EThe quite elusive mix 1 \5 U7 F u/ @0 D! M1 s) O- tOf one slash n all squared--you'll learn 0 ^2 ~" j. @9 I# K! K6 g
he got pi(squared) slash six. 8 G) K1 q' L- g; l* r7 h
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We're shocked we did not see his name 4 b- V* u5 D3 e* ~, }9 K0 {With those you justly sainted. , r+ x" f) `" F( v7 b4 j* A( D, lNo Euler in your Hall of Fame? : w. B( j# \" Q5 @ RYour judgment's surely Taine-ted. ; Z T+ N Z+ Y& A G/ a% M- o( d+ }
It's time to honor one you missed. ' P; `' n* Z7 L: f
To do your duty well. 4 U0 c6 s6 O# k8 G4 V/ F
Add worthy Euler to your list. * {3 `) c( B8 e3 MAnd save him by the Bell. , l6 F, j$ z3 F; Y% S9 c1 q“前进吧, 前进将使你产生信念。”----达朗贝尔 % O% b3 ?( [0 @/ L9 i“人生就是持续的斗争。 ” ----庞加莱 0 b) o- V8 m! J/ w* ?“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 : ~# q: O# c/ P: U8 H i# U“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 3 `# E5 @2 K1 [0 P9 w. |0 s“上帝乃几何学家。 ”----柏拉图 . B1 K( u+ O) `“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 2 p# g) F) `# X7 g1 k: c7 j/ n