A Quote by Edward Charles Titchmarsh

Many of the proofs in mathematics are very long and intricate. Others, though not long, are very ingeniously constructed.

Edward Charles Titchmarsh

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Edward Charles Titchmarsh
British - Mathematician
June 1, 1899 - January 18, 1963

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