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Lewis Carroll
(27 Jan 1832 - 14 Jan 1898)
British mathematician and novelist.
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Science Quotes by Lewis Carroll (2)
'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean -neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master—that's all.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master—that's all.'
— Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (1871). In Roger Lancelyn Green (ed.), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1971), 190.
See also: | Definition (3)
'Can you do Addition?' the White Queen said. 'What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one?'
'I don't know', said Alice. 'I lost count'.
'She can't do Addition', the Red Queen interrupted.
'I don't know', said Alice. 'I lost count'.
'She can't do Addition', the Red Queen interrupted.
— Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (1871). In Roger Lancelyn Green (ed.), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1971), 226.
See also: | Mathematics (91)
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