Contribution of India in mathematics The most fundamental contribution of India in mathematics is the invention of decimal system of enumeration‚ including the invention of zero. The decimal system uses nine digits (1 to 9) and the symbol zero (for nothing) to denote all natural numbers by assigning a place value to the digits. The Arabs carried this system to Africa and Europe. 1) Aryabhata is the first well known Indian mathematician. Born in Kerala‚ he completed his studies at the university
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Throughout Candide by Voltaire‚ the main character‚ Candide‚ introduced at the beginning of the novel as a young innocent naïve man‚ goes through many journeys along the way maturing him as a whole. Two out of three guides‚ Pangloss and Martin‚ taught him very important philosophies about life‚ questioning Candide‚ if he believes them and if he will follow them or not. Throughout Candide’s childhood he is nurtured with the philosophy of “everything is for the best”. Mastor Pangloss exemplifies
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| A Brief History of MathematicsPeople seem compelled to organize. They also have a practical need to count certain things: cattle‚ cornstalks‚ and so on. There is the need to deal with simple geometrical situations in providing shelter and dealing with land. Once some form of writing is added into the mix‚ mathematics cannot be far behind. It might even be said that the symbolic approach precedes and leads to the invention of writing.Archaeologists‚ anthropologists‚ linguists and others studying
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to Statistics The history timeline show evidence of statistical data as early as Ancient Greece time but records show statistics in late 16th century‚ when it was introduced by‚ John Graunt‚ William Petty‚ and Pascal and later in 17th century by Gottfried Achenwall. It was an exciting time when success and discoveries raised the confidence of scientists‚ physicist and astronomers to think that laws of nature are not of divine intervention. As the time evolved and new discoveries were attained from
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Romanticism: Be Naturally Unique Ralph Waldo Emerson once said‚ “to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” The people from the Romanticism period in Europe during the nineteenth century would strongly agree with Emerson’s words. Romantics thought it was important to be different and unique. Romantics are: Sensitive‚ emotional‚ prefer color to form‚ the exotic to the familiar‚ [are] eager for…adventure…of fantasy‚ [are] insistent
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ores from South America. When French chemists tried to repeat his work‚ however‚ they did not find it in the ore they had. Sniadecki heard of this and repealed his claim as he believed he was mistaken in finding the new element. Later‚ in 1825‚ Gottfried Osann studied platinum from the Ural mountains and discovered three new elements‚ pluranium‚ polinium‚
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German Culture Germany has been remarkably called Das Land der Dichter und Denker (the land of poets and thinkers). The diverse culture of Germany has been molded by the major intellectual and popular currents in Europe‚ both religious and secular. This report is divided into several aspects of German Culture which are as follows. Language German is the official and predominant spoken language in Germany. Minority languages constitute Sorbian‚ Danish‚ Romany and Frisian. The immigrant languages
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This article is about the secret society. For the film‚ see Illuminata (film). For the Muslim esoteric school‚ see Illuminationism. For other uses‚ see Illuminati (disambiguation). Adam Weishaupt (1748–1830)‚ founder of the Bavarian Illuminati. The Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus‚ "enlightened") is a name given to several groups‚ both real and fictitious. Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati‚ an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1‚ 1776 to oppose superstition
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main belief of what we now call the Newtonian science. To begin with‚ what we should take note of is that an important tool in this science is calculus. It is believed that he invented calculus‚ but it is also believed that it was invented by Gottfried because they both discovered at the same time. Newton’s belief is based on gravity and the three laws of motion. They consist of the principle of inertia‚ F = ma (force equals mass times acceleration)‚ and for any action‚ there is always an opposite
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Prior to converging on Gettysburg Lee had given Gen. Ewell orders to march on Harrisburg (Gottfried‚ 2010). The order to pull Ewell back from his attack on Harrisburg in order to march on Gettysburg was a result of information gaps which were normally filled by Stuart’s cavalry. Lee had believed the Army of the Potomac was still south of the Potomac
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