Farkas Bolyai quotes

Farkas Bolyai was a Hungarian mathematician renowned for his work in geometry and the foundations of mathematics. His research significantly influenced the development of non-Euclidean geometry. He is also remembered as the father and mentor of János Bolyai, another famous mathematician. Here are 2 of his quotes:

Do not try the parallels in that way: I know that way all along. I have measured that bottomless night, and all the light and all the joy of my life went out there. (Farkas Bolyai)
No monument should stand over my grave, only an apple-tree, in memory of the three apples; the two of Eve and Paris, which made hell out of earth, and that of I. Newton, which elevated the earth again into the circle of heavenly bodies. View quote
Farkas Bolyai

Farkas Bolyai

Occupation: Hungarian Mathematician
Born: February 9, 1775
Died: November 20, 1856
Quotes count: 2
Wikipedia: Farkas Bolyai

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