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• It went against his grain to imagine that a mathematician could be a logician. —  A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)
• His fame as a mathematician was already established, and with the increasing facilities of communication his accomplishments and achievements were occupying the thought of many intelligent people By this time he had become very expert in the solution of difficult mathematical problems, which were then, more than in this century, the amusement of persons of leisure, and they were frequently sent to him from scholars residing in different parts of our country who wished to test his capacity. —  History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
• I never heard that a mathematician was alarmed for the safety of a demonstrated proposition. —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859
• D.W.] I never heard that a mathematician was alarmed for the safety of a demonstrated proposition. —  The Professor at the Breakfast-Table
• His fame as a mathematician was already established, and with the increasing facilities of communication his accomplishments and achievements were occupying the thought of many intelligent people. —  History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

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