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Chasles

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[shahl] / ʃɑl /

noun

  1. Michel 1793–1880, French mathematician.


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Writing at that early period, M. Chasles at once recognized, for instance, the peculiar quality of Emerson’s genius.

From Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

The grandchildren of Boufflers should do their duty—that is to say: contribute with all their mind to find out, according to the expression of Chasles, efficacious remedies for social evils.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various

The English literature constantly serves M. Chasles, to bring into relief the character of American literature.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various

Among these was the pain of hearing a lecture from Philar�te Chasles, in which he spoke most disparagingly of American literature, and of our country in general.

From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward

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