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A peculiarity of the higher arithmetic is the great difficulty which has often been experienced in proving simple general theorems which had been suggested quite naturally by numerical evidence.

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Great mathematics is achieved by solving difficult problems not by fabricating elaborate theories in search of a problem.

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Born: October 30, 1907
Died: June 9, 1969 (aged 61)
Bio: Harold Davenport was an English mathematician, known for his extensive work in number theory.
Known for:
  1. Higher arithmetic (1952)
  2. Multiplicative number theory (1967)
  3. Another Time--Another War

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