Alive Quote by W. W. Rouse Ball
“'My dear friend, that must be a delusion, what can a circle have to do with the number of people alive at a given time?'”
“'My dear friend, that must be a delusion, what can a circle have to do with the number of people alive at a given time?'”
![“De Morgan was explaining to an actuary what was the chance that a certain proportion of some group of people would at the end of a given time be alive; and quoted the actuarial formula, involving p [pi], which, in answer to a question, he explained stood for the ratio of the circumference of a…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a88/anonymous-1_acquaintance_de-morgan-was-explaining-to-an-actuary-w_411877.jpg)
![“[Gauss calculated the elements of the planet Ceres] and his analysis proved him to be the first of theoretical astronomers no less than the greatest of 'arithmeticians.'” quote by W. W. Rouse Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/903/w-w-rouse-ball-74350_analysis_gauss-calculated-the-elements-of-the-pla_707495.jpg)
