Mathematicians Of The Day

23rd May



On this day in 1576, Tycho Brahe was given use of the island of Hven (now Ven in Sweden) for his astronomical observatory. He built two observatories: Uraniborg and Stjerneborg.

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Quotation of the day

From Lipman Bers
Mathematics is a collection of cheap tricks and dirty jokes.