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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.
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Where did Copernicus get the principals idea that the earth was not the centre of the universe?
Copernicus was an astronaut and Mathematician, it is during the research that he was able to get the principle idea that the earth was not at the center of the universe.
What kind of job do a mathematician do?
Mathematicians delve into the most complex and difficult logic and math problems. They also help the financial, biotech, energy and engineering industries and governement agencies beside education jobs where they occupy chairs as professors.
In academy, a B.A. or B.S. in Mathematics cannot pursue professions outright since he still needs some kind of specialization which is mastered after an extended period of post-graduation studies.
Was Copernicus excommunicted from the church?
Absolutely not.
First of all, Copernicus died before the final draft of the book was published.
Secondly, the introduction to the book was circumspect in saying that these ideas were useful for computation, but not necessarily reflecting reality.
Thirdly, few people paid much attention to the book. Not until 70 years after its publication that any signficant objections to the book were published.
As long as the book was regarded as a useful computational tool, and not a reality, it was read and studied by almost all learned people; most definitely including Jesuit colleges.
We are at the beginning of the third millennium of the common era (or AD, to those who prefer it).
Why did srinivasa ramanujan die?
because of some certain health problems ... he became very famous ..
hence,i am really proud of him i salute to u ramamnujan ..!!
When did René Descartes discover the coordinate plane?
Rene Descartes described analytic geometry in 1637, in an appendix to his Discourse of Method. The coordinate plane idea's origin is uncertain, and may date back to Menaechmus, a Greek mathematician from the 4th century B.C. Please see the related links for details.
How are a right triangle and an equilateral triangle alike and different?
a right triangle has 1 right angle an equilateral triangle has none
they are both triangles
an equilateral triangle has three equal side a right triangle has only 1 or 2-THANKS! your pretty nice!
Did nicolaus Copernicus have siblings?
Yes copernicus had siblings. He had a brother,and 2 sisters. They were all older than him. His brother name was Andreas. His oldest sister was named Barbra and his other sister name was Katrina.
What were pythagoras' favorite subjects and where did he travel to learn more about them?
His favourite subjets were metaphysics, music, mathematics, ethics and politics and i think when he was young he travelled widely with his father (who was a merchant) and after he studied in Greece he travelled to Southern Italy and Egypt
Where did Nicolaus Copernicus get his idea about the earth being helio centric?
This is not a question that can be answered simply. The best way to answer this question would be for you to read about his book Revolutionibus.
His work was not completely original. He used ideas, models, and concepts from his predecessors and modified them to create a system that he felt better explained the phenomena he observed in the sky.
Where do you find a biography about Leonhard Euler?
If you put his name in google you will find many biographies of him.
Who are some famous mathematicians?
Peano, Fibonacci, Gauss, Newton, Galileo (mostly physics), Euler, Da Vinci, Pythagoras, Euclid, Bernoulli, Archimedes, Descartes.
