Talk:Caspar Wessel

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[edit] Universal Scientific Language

The reception of Wessel's writing is a perfect example of what happens when there is no common language. If Latin had been retained as the universal language of science, then every country would not have had to "re-invent the wheel," as the saying goes.Lestrade 15:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)Lestrade

Does there not exist any image of his likeness? 70.48.230.95 (talk) 02:22, 18 January 2008 (UTC)