Assertion: gauss's contemporary | /r/CapableOf | compare his writing style
Facets:
value: to thin gruel
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Toward the end of his life, mathematicians of the calibre of Richard Dedekind and Riemann passed through Göttingen, and he was helpful, but contemporaries compared his writing style to thin gruel: it is clear and sets high standards for rigour, but it lacks motivation and can be slow and wearing to follow.