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hyperpallium
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Why introductory chemistry is boring: a long-term ...
Euclid was a pure mathematician.
salty_biscuits
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Almost nothing is known about who Euclid was. Might not have even been a single person.
hyperpallium
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You might be other things as well, but if you write a textbook on pure mathematics, you are a pure mathematician.
garmaine
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Euclid used his geometry to solve problems... its practical utility is what made it last for so long.
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