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"It has adopted the geometry most advantageous to the species or, in other words, the most convenient."

Henri Poincare, French Mathematician

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"It has adopted the geometry most advantageous to the species or, in other words, the most convenient."

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"It has adopted the geometry most advantageous to the species or, in other words, the most convenient."

Henri Poincare, French Mathematician

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