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Augustus De Morgan Quotes: As to writing another book on geometry [to replace Euclid] the middle ages would have as soon thought of composing another New Testament.
         

As to writing another book on geometry [to replace Euclid] the middle ages would have as soon thought of composing another New Testament.


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