The beauty of geometry
I have been reading a book about the Golden Ratio and was amused to come across the following quotation by Bertrand Russell: "At the age of eleven, I began Euclid, with my brother as my tutor. This was one of the great events of my life, as dazzling as first love. I had not imagined that there was anything so delicious in the world."
posted by Whispering Walls at 8:07 am
5 Comments:
He sounds a very precocious young fellow.
First love at 11? Very precocious.Unless he is referring to his mother.
He was precocious, Ellee but his comparison to his first love was made after the age of 11
Very moving, I think.
To each his own....
Post a Comment
<< Home