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This letter, if judged by the novelty and profundity of ideas it…
Quote byHermann Weyl · 1885–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Symmetry (1952) (quote on p. 138; referring to a letter by Évariste Galois to Auguste Chevalier from May 29, 1832, two days before Galois’ death, containing a testamentary summary of Galois’ discoveries).
English (original)
This letter, if judged by the novelty and profundity of ideas it contains, is perhaps the most substantial piece of writing in the whole literature of mankind.
— Hermann Weyl
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