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I was rather foolish in saying that I did not like arithmetic and to learn figures when I did - I was not thinking quite what I was about. The sums can be done better, if I tried, than they are.

Topics: About Arithmetic Better Did Done Figures Foolish Learn Like Quite Rather Saying Sums Than Thinking Tried I Tried

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Nationality: English

Type: Mathematician

Born: December 10th, 1815

Died: November 27th, 1852

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