Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
E. W. Hobson
Born: October 27, 1856
Died: April 19, 1933 (aged 76)
Bio: Ernest William Hobson was an English mathematician, now remembered mostly for his books, some of which broke new ground in their coverage in English of topics from mathematical analysis.
Known for:
- A treatise on plane trigonometry (1891)
- Essential Dictionary