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I remember, as if it were yesterday, how geometry suddenly acquired for me a new meaning, and how this new meaning facilitated all ulterior studies.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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gutenberg.orgI remember, as if it were yesterday, how geometry suddenly acquired for me a new meaning, and how this new meaning facilitated all ulterior studies.
Kropotkin reflects on a personal experience that transformed his understanding of geometry.
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