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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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Who was al khwarizmi and what did he do?

A Persian mathematician from Kh(w)arezm in Central Asia (part of so called greater Iran).

Trace the history of geometry or tell something about the development of geometry?

The Development of Analytic Geometry

Overview

The fundamental idea of analytic geometry, the representation of curved lines by algebraic equations relating two variables, was developed in the seventeenth century by two French scholars, Pierre de Fermat and René Descartes. Their invention followed the modernization of algebra and algebraic notation by François Viète and provided the essential framework for the calculus of Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz. The calculus, in turn, would become an indispensable mathematical tool in the development of physics, astronomy, and engineering over the next two centuries.

When did Fibonacci become interested in math?

Unfortunately, we don't know a lot about his early life. His real name was Leonardo Pisano, and he was born in Pisa, Italy, around 1170 CE (some sources say 1175); he was the son of a wealthy merchant, and later went into business himself. We also know he did a lot of traveling, visiting Egypt, Syria, Greece, and other regions. But when exactly he decided to focus on mathematics rather than on business is not clear. We do know he began writing about math around 1202, when he would have been about 32 years old, but he probably had had an interest in the subject long before that.

What were Nicolaus Copernicus teachings?

There are 3 main teachings of Copernicus, as follows.

1. Promote synthesis with the colored man.

2. Create a market for desirable foods.

3. Make everything gold.

When did nicolaus Copernicus discover Jupiter was a planet?

Copernicus dis not discover that Jupiter was a planet. It was always known to be a planet, though for the longest time we did not know what a planet was.

What is pascals triangle it is a restaurant in Norway and a tringle?

Pascal's triangle is a convenient listing of the coefficients obtained from raising a binomial to a whole number power. The triangle begins with 1 in the first row, 1,2,1 in the second, 1,3,3,1 in the third, 1, 4,6,4,1 in the fourth row and so on. These numbers represent the coefficients of (x+y)^ 0, (x+y)^1, (x+y)^2, (x+y)^3 and (x+y)^4.

What were Copernicus's accomplishments?

-Studied at Krakow, Bologna (canon law), Padua (medicine), Ferrara.

-Became a doctor of canon law in 1533

-Translated some Greek poetry

-Wrote Commentariolus (Little Commentary) and De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres)

-Promoted the idea of Heliocentrism, challenged Ptolemy's long-standing theory

-Presented his theory as a mathematical model, not to be taken seriously, which is not what he actually believed

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Did Nicholas Copernicus have a doctorate?

Nicholas Copernicus had a Doctorate in law but not in physics or anything else like Albert einstien.He was a great astronomer.

What did Pythagoras's parents do?

they went around eating news papers for money at a comedy festival and his mum

went crazy one time and stabbed herself

What are some incan contributions?

all i know is that they made great weaving and that contributed to modern day weaving.

Where did he Muhammad Ibn Mūsā Al-Khwārizmī live?

he was born in khwarizm, uzbekistan in the 780th century

How do you find percent of total?

Divide a part of the whole by the whole and then multiply what you get by 100. This will give you the percentage of the part.

How many kids did Pythagoras have and what are their names?

His children are variously stated to have included a son, Telauges, and three daughters, Damo, Arignote, and Myia.