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Mathematicians
Often, to completely understand the importance of a mathematical theory, it's essential to know about the person who developed it. This category is where all questions about historically significant mathematicians should be asked.
6,570 Questions
When was Nicolaus Copernicus born?
Nicolaus Copernicus, was born 19 February 1473 in Toruń, Royal Preussia, Poland.
What was nicolaus Copernicus theory and conclusion?
he ate apples while working which he thought would make the conclusion that he is a horse
How is trigonometry used in real life?
Trigonometry is used in the fields of design, music, navigation, cartography, manufacturing, physics, optics, projectile motion, and any other field which involves angles, fields, waves, harmonics, and vectors.
Brahma Gupta (598-668 AD) was an Indian mathematician. He wrote several books like the famous 'Brahmasphutasiddhanta'.
How hardy discovered ramanujan?
C.H.Hardy was a British mathematician. Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician. Hardy visited Ramanujan in hospital. In Hardy's words "I remember once going to see him when he was ill at Putney. I had ridden in taxi cab number 1729 and remarked that the number seemed to me rather a dull one, and that I hoped it was not an unfavorable omen. "No," he replied, "it is a very interesting number; it is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways." Hence the Hardy-Ramanjuran number which is 1729.
How did the scientist Abu Ja'far Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi die?
Al-Khwarizmi (Mohammad ebne Mūsā Khwārazmī محمد بن موسی خوارزمی) was a Persian[1][2][3] mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and geographer. He was born around 780 in Khwārizm[2][4][5], then part of the Persian Empire (now Khiva, Uzbekistan) and died around 850. He worked most of his life as a scholar in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. His Algebra was the first book on the systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations. Consequently he is considered by many to be the father of algebra,[6] a title some scholars assign to Diophantus. Latin translations of his Arithmetic, on the Indian numerals, introduced the decimal positional number system to the Western world in the twelfth century.[5] He revised and updated Ptolemy's Geography as well as writing several works on astronomy and astrology. His contributions not only made a great impact on mathematics, but on language as well. The word algebra is derived from al-jabr, one of the two operations used to solve quadratic equations, as described in his book. {| ! style="padding: 0.2em 1em 0.2em 0.2em; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; line-height: 1.2em; text-align: left" | Born | c. 780
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For what was Copernicus famous?
Copernicus changed the way the universe was though of when he presented the heliocentric theory. Until he came around, everyone thought the earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus presented the idea that the sun was, not the earth!!! It is a legend that he had a massive stroke and woke up from a loss of consciousness to see his newly published book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) in his hands. He died not long after that, in May of 1543, and it was a peaceful death, for he knew that his belief had been released into the world. Copernicus did not suffer much persecution, if any, while he was alive, but his name and reputation suffered a beating after his death until it was proven right by Galileo and his new invention, the telescope. The pope did not like Copernicus' far-fetched idea, and even John Calvin and Martin Luther thought it was foolish and spoke out against it. Feeling pressure, the Catholic Church placed Copernicus' book on the forbidden list and banned its teachings in about 1650. The ban wasn't released until 1822! This is an example of how you can be persecuted for new ideas, no matter how accurate they are, but still, it could change history!
Wife: Theano
Father: Mnesarchus
Mother: Pythais
Son: Telauges and Mnesarchus
That is all I know! Hope this helps! :)
I think he had a daughter named Damo.
Is thales also the father of geometry?
most people believe that Elucid of Alaxander is the father of greek geometry by publishing all-time best-sellers book, The Elements. However the real father of Geometry is Thales. So you are correct.
What date was Archimedes born?
* Born: ca. 287 B.C.
* Birthplace: Syracuse, Sicily
* Died: ca. 212 B.C.
* Best Known As: Ancient Greek mathematician who said "Eureka!"
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When and where was nicolaus Jack Copernicus born?
Nicolaus Jack Copernicus was born on Feb 19, 1473 in Thorn, Poland
What is Leonhard Euler known for?
Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician and physicist. He introduced the majority of today's mathematical terminology and is considered one of the best mathematicians. He lived from 1707-1783.
What are secondary parts of a triangle in geometry?
A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are line segments. A triangle with vertices A, B, and C is denoted ABC.
the secondary parts are at the bottom.
the secondary parts of the triangle
median - a segment whose endpoints are a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side
angle bisector - a segment which bisects an angle and whose endpoints are a vertex of the triangle and a point on the opposite side
altitude - a segment from the vertex of the triangle perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side
perpendicular bisector - a line whose points are equidistant from the endpoints of the given side.
incenter - the point of concurrency of the three angle bisectors of the triangle
centroid - the point of concurrency of the three medians of the triangle
orthocenter - the point of concurrency of the three altitudes of the triangle
circumcenter - the point of concurrency of the three perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle .
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What is the contributions of Thales in the atomic theory?
Thales was not a chemist; important contributions in geometry and astronomy.
zeno was a geometry sciency person and developed some type of geomeotry i am not sure which one tho i cant find it? any luck?
Also Zeno is the evil twin brother of Zatch on Zatch Bell!
