Thales of Miletus (ca 624 - 546 BC) Greek domain Thales was the Chief of the Seven Sages of ancient Greece‚ and has been called the "Father of Science‚" the "Founder of Abstract Geometry‚" and the "First Philosopher." Thales is believed to have studied mathematics under Egyptians‚ who in turn were aware of much older mathematics from Mesopotamia. Thales may have invented the notion of compass-and-straightedge construction. Several fundamental theorems about triangles are attributed to Thales‚ including
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Democritus was a natural philosopher but also a mathematician. Democritus was a Greek‚ with many talents who traveled the east to acquire knowledge. Little is known about his life because records were not kept. all we know are some major discoveries that were recovered. Demoritus was born in Abdera‚ Thrace about 460B.C. and died about 370 B.C. He was schooled at Pythagorean but traveled to Athens to visit Anaxagoras‚ a great mathematician that wanted nothing with Democritus. His father was from
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Upon arriving at this topic‚ I had previously been asked a simple opinionated question‚ is math is a science‚ an art‚ or a philosophy. I thought to myself‚ well of course all three. Mathematics is for the most part (at least what people see) is a science; adding‚ subtracting‚ multiplying‚ dividing‚ differentiating‚ integrating‚ etc. These are all very well defined operations which‚ for the most part‚ have very algorithmic solution methods. The art comes in the proofs. Typically‚ when formulating
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Nick Uota 4-29-13 Jakob Steiner and his Contributions to Geometry Among the many mathematicians with substantial contributions to Geometry‚ Jakob Steiner stands as one of the most important. He has contributed a wide range of equations to geometry‚ and is thought to be one of the best geometer of the 1800’s. Some of his equations and formulas include: Steiner’s surface‚ Steiner tree‚ the Steiner point‚ and the Steiner problem. As well as his formulas‚ Steiner also wrote and published a book
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The Impact of Mathematics on the Physical Sciences Intro Many great mathematicians of the past had an impact on physical sciences. This paper will discuss the historical background‚ respective times‚ and contemporary and modern societal contributions of three of those mathematicians: Archimedes of Syracuse‚ Isaac Newton‚ and Leonhard Euler. Archimedes of Syracuse Archimedes was born in a Greek city-state of Syracuse‚ Sicily in 287 BC. He was killed during a Roman incursion in 212 BC during
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Astronomy (Jyothissaasthram) was popular in Kerala even in ancient times‚ and their deep knowledge in that branch of science is well-known. A number of great treatises (Grantham) were written by several eminent scholars (most of them Namboothiri Brahmins) of the area at different times. It is difficult to date some of the very ancient ones such as "Devakeralam"‚ "Sukrakeralam" (also known as "Bhrigukeralam"‚ "Kerala Rahasyam" or "Keraleeyam" and has 10 chapters)‚ "Vararuchi Keralam” and "Keraleeya
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morning the teacher present and my dear colleagues. I feel the privilege to speak few words on the legend of Mathematics‚ Mr. srinivasa ramanujan‚ as today it being a Mathematics day dedicated to him only. Srinivasa Ramanujan‚ an incredible mathematician was born in Erode‚ Tamil Nadu on 22nd December 1887. He had no formal training in mathematics yet “he was a natural mathematical genius. By age 11‚ he had exhausted the mathematical knowledge of two college students who were lodgers at his home
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Famous as : Born: 476 CE prob. :Ashmaka Died: 550 CE Era: Gupta era Region : India Main interests: Mathematics‚ Astronomy Major works: aryabhatiya‚ Arya-siddhanta Aryabhatta‚ also known as Aryabhatta I or Aryabhata (476-550?)‚ is a famous Indian mathematician and astronomer‚ born in a place called Taregana‚ in Bihar (though some people do not agree with the evidence). Taregana which literally means songs of stars in Bihari‚ is a small place situated nearly 30 km from Patna‚ which was then known as Kusumpura
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In The Apology for Raymond Sebond‚ Montaigne references scientists and mathematicians in order to support his argument against certainty because human knowledge continually changes. For example‚ when Montaigne writes about shifts in human understanding of astronomy‚ he argues that if Greek philosophers could contradict the universally held belief that the sky and stars revolve around earth and then be confirmed by Copernicus one thousand years later‚ one would expect that another theory will replace
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Archimedes was one of the greatest philosophers who lived from 287 BC to 211 BC in Syracuse. Archimedes was a physicist‚ astronomer‚ engineer and mathematician who discovered and invented machines such as the Archimedean screw‚ Archimedes principle‚ Archimedean spiral‚ Archimedes claw‚ planetarium‚ compound pulley system and many war machines. His greatest contributions were in geometry and his methods and ideas started the idea of calculus and finding the density of an object without damaging the
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