Carl Friedrich Gauss (1801) Disquisitiones Arithmeticae, Article 76.
• About the proof of Wilson's theorem.
• About the proof of Wilson's theorem.
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But in our opinion truths of this kind should be drawn from notions rather than from notations.
— Carl Friedrich Gauss on Arithmetic
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• About the proof of Wilson's theorem." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer and physicist.
About Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer and physicist.
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