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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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What is the greatest sum of the seven covered numbers when the bird tile is placed on the chart?

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Why is Catholicism worth knowing?

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What was Rene descartes's accomplishments?

He is the "father of modern philosophy". Together, he and Francis developed the scientific method.

Should Nicolaus Copernicus be called Dr. Nicolaus Copernicus?

There is no reason to call him a Dr. He held a degree, as a Doctor of Canon Law, but in the academic world, the title of 'doctor' is typically used by those who are a Doctor of Philosophy. Copernicus himself would have known that, and never referred to himself as Dr Copernicus.

How do you factor x2-25?

When something is squared it means it is being multiplied by itself. In this situation, x2 is squared so x and x would be the factors of x2......and 25 is also a perfect square and its factors would be 5 and 5. This is called a difference of squares and the signs for the 5's have to cancel each other out. In this case, the answer is (x - 5)(x + 5)

What is nicolaus copernices career?

Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer. He also studied many other things such as medicine.

What is an every day object that has the same shape as a rectangular prism?

a tissue box for example because it's two bases are rectangles and the bases are connected by rectangles.

What did Blalse Pascal invent?

I think you mean Blaise Pascal and I'm pretty sure he invented the mechanical calculator

What is the contribution of Heron in mathematics?

he gave out the area of a triangle when sides are given

Area of triangle = square root of ( s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)), where s is the semi perimeter ie s= (a+b+c)/2

What is the sixteenth number in Pi?

The sixteenth decimal place (to the right) of Pi is the number 2. However, Pi to only 11 places to the right of the decimal is accurate for a circle the circumference of the earth to within 1 mm. Pi to 16 places is: 3.1415926535897932

The impact of Copernicus's descovery?

Copernicus knew that his theory would be controversial so he had it published after he was dead. The book started out as kind of a secret only for those people serious enough to read that sort of stuff. Then people started making it more and more publish until it came to the attention of the church. Bruno got himself burned at the stake over it, Galileo got himself publically censored and under house arrest for the rest of his life. After Galileo it remained controversial but the opinions were constantly going against the church. In the mid 1970's the Catholic church finally retracted its defiance.

What awards did Benoit Mandlebrot receive?

Why not follow the link over the Wikipedia article on Benoit Mandelbrot and read down through the (lengthy) list of awards he has received? You won't be Rickrolled. Promise.

What year did Fibonacci make his Fibonacci numbers?

The Fibonacci sequence is named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci. His 1202 book Liber Abaci introduced the sequence to Western European mathematics, although the sequence had been described earlier as Virahankanumbers in Indian mathematics.