study paleontology and left her. She had many struggles trying to receive higher education because of the restrictions women had when it came to furthering ones education. But after many attempts‚ she was able to study with the great German mathematician Karl Weierstrass. She worked with him for the next four years and then in 1874‚ received her doctorate. By this time‚ she had published numerous original papers in the field of higher mathematical analysis and applications to
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time assistant and German mathematician. While working mathematically with Brahe’s records on the movement of Mars‚ Kepler was ultimately able to prove that the planet did not move in a circular orbit but in an ellipse. He also discovered that the paces of the planets accelerated when they approached the sun. From this he concluded that the sun might emit a magnetic force that directed the planets in their courses. Galileo Galilei- (1564-1642) An Italian mathematician-physicist. In 1609 he made
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Katherine G. Johnson is a mathematician who calculated the trajectories responsible for launching the first American into space. Katherine was born on August 26th‚ 1918 in White Sulfur Springs‚ West Virginia. As a child‚ Katherine loved to count and had a strong interest in numbers which led to her profound knowledge of mathematics. Her passion for numbers showed through her interest in advancing her education‚ she graduated from the eighth grade by the age of ten; then graduated from high school
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Euclid also known as Euclid of Alexandria‚ was a Greek mathematician‚ often referred to as the "Father of Geometry". He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). His Elements is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics‚ serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century.[1][2][3] In the Elements‚ Euclid deduced the principles of what is now called Euclidean
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Brahmagupta (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मगुप्त; listen (help·info)) (597–668 AD) was a Indian mathematician and astronomer who wrote many important works on mathematics and astronomy. His best known work is the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta (Correctly Established Doctrine of Brahma)‚ written in 628 in Bhinmal. Its 25 chapters contain several unprecedented mathematical results. Brahmagupta was the first to use zero as a number. He gave rules to compute with zero. Brahmagupta used negative numbers and zero for computing
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Archimedes once said “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it‚ and I shall move the world..” Archimedes is considered to be one of the greatest ancient mathematicians. Archimedes was born in about 287 BC in Syracuse‚ Sicily. At the time Syracuse was an independent Greek city-state with a 500-year history. Clothing in Ancient Greece primarily consisted of chiton‚ peplos‚ himation and chlamys. Clothes were mainly home made and often served many purpose. Archimedes’ father
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Recently‚ in the United States‚ there has been a major water shortage due to the lack of rainfall. It is mainly in California and other Western states. According to the U.S. Geological Survey‚ “In 119 years of recorded history‚ 2013 was the dries calendar year for the state of California.” California’s snowpack usually provides about one-third of the water used in Californian farms and cities. In January 2014‚ it measured in at 12%. The water shortage has had many effects of people‚ farming‚ and
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in his book. For complete intro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khwarizmi Avicenna Avicenna was a Persian polymath and the foremost physician and Islamic philosopher of his time. He was also an astronomer‚ chemist‚ Hafiz‚ logician‚ mathematician‚ physicist‚ poet‚ psychologist‚ scientist‚ Sheikh‚ soldier‚ statesman and theologian. His most famous works are The Book of Healing‚ a vast philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia‚ and The Canon of Medicine‚ which was a standard medical text
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mathematics to prove his own existence. The second philosopher we will be using is Leibniz‚ who is also a rationalist and using mathematics as a basis of all his philosophical theories. The last person we will be using was not a philosopher‚ but a pure mathematician. His name is Euler‚ and though he did not use his mathematic discoveries for philosophy his discoveries brought about so many different philosophical possibilities. We will use Euler‚ but not to the extent in which we use the other two‚ because
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| Leonhard Euler | A short biography | | Jessica Fleming | 3/4/2013 | | Leonhard Euler (15 April‚ 1707- 18 September‚ 1783) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist. Born in Basel Switzerland‚ later moved to neighboring town‚ Riehen‚ Euler attended a rather poor school that taught no mathematics. His father having studied theology at the University of Basil managed to teach him some‚ which ignited an interest in Euler for the subject and at just 14‚ he began attending the University
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