Re: Euclidean Geometry in Schools
- From: Ken Pledger <Ken.Pledger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:45:01 +1200
In article <BEDFBA42.6DA2%jean-claude.arbaut@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jean-Claude Arbaut <jean-claude.arbaut@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ....
> But I remember a top-rank mathematician found it was futile (I exaggerate a
> bit, though)....
I have the 1961 book of conference proceedings which includes
Dieudonné's address, but only in English translation. I've often
wondered about the original wording of his remark (in paragraph 100 of
the book), translated "Euclid must go!" Do you happen to have his exact
words in French, please?
Ken Pledger.
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