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# Nikolai Lobachevsky

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Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky was a Russian mathematician and geometer, known primarily for his work on hyperbolic geometry, otherwise known as Lobachevskian geometry, and also for his fundamental study on Dirichlet integrals, known as the Lobachevsky integral formula.

## Quick Facts About Nikolai Lobachevsky

Notable works Foundations of Geometry

## About Nikolai Lobachevsky

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky was a Russian mathematician and geometer, known primarily for his work on hyperbolic geometry, otherwise known as Lobachevskian geometry, and also for his fundamental study on Dirichlet integrals, known as the Lobachevsky integral formula.

##  Quotes by Nikolai Lobachevsky

> [In geometry I find certain imperfections which I hold to be the reason why this science, apart from transition into analytics, can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-lobachevsky/in-geometry-i-find-certain-imperfections-which-i-hold-to-be-the/)

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> [There is no branch of mathematics, however abstract, which may not some day be applied to phenomena of the real world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-lobachevsky/there-is-no-branch-of-mathematics-however-abstract-which-may-not-some/)

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