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1+1 =2



I believe it was the Italian mathematician Giuseppe Peano who axiomatised
arithmetic, thus making it possible to prove 1+1=2. He did this 100 years
ago (to 1 s.f.).

Mark.

At 23:45 17/07/98 -0600, you wrote:

Who is it who first "proved" that 1+1=2?
Can someone add a sentence or two to this story???
TX


Jim Green
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Mark Sylvester
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