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Why did the famous mathematician want this symbol on the tombstone?

Summary by Telegraf – Najnovije Vesti
Johann Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) chose the regular seventeenth as a symbol of his legacy. That extremely symmetrical seventeen-sided shape played a major role in the work that Gaus considered one of his greatest contributions to mathematics, writes Scientific American. At just 18 years old, Gaus used the seventeenth angle to solve a classic problem that has puzzled mathematicians for more than 2,000 years. A journey through that history r…
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Why did the famous mathematician want this symbol on the tombstone?

Johann Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) chose the regular seventeenth as a symbol of his legacy. That extremely symmetrical seventeen-sided shape played a major role in the work that Gaus considered one of his greatest contributions to mathematics, writes Scientific American. At just 18 years old, Gaus used the seventeenth angle to solve a classic problem that has puzzled mathematicians for more than 2,000 years. A journey through that history r…

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