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Did Gauss really call Archimedes an Idiot?

I was watching Johnny Ball's video about Archimedes and parabolas.

However, it is doubtful whether the Gauss quote quoted at the end of the video by Johnny Ball, "Oh the idiot! He discovered calculas and he let it go through his fingers," is really what Gauss said.

Did Gauss really call Archimedes an Idiot?

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