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Eadem mutata resurgo [Changed and yet the same, I rise again]

Quote byJacob Bernoulli · 1654–1705

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Gravestone marker (1705) referring to the , which remains the same after mathematical transformations. He considered it a symbol of resurrection. Bernoulli wanted the logarithmic Spira mirabilis, "the marvelous spiral," engraved on his headstone, but an Archimedean spiral was placed there instead..

English (original)

Eadem mutata resurgo [Changed and yet the same, I rise again]

— Jacob Bernoulli

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