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Mathematicians Of The Day
23rd December
On this day in 1690, John Flamsteed observed Uranus, but did not recognize it as an undiscovered planet. William and Caroline Herschel discovered it more than 90 years later.
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Born:
- 1492: Adam Ries Ⓟ
- 1790: Jean-François Champollion Ⓟ
- 1929: Bryce McLeod Ⓟ
- 1936: Peter Ladislaw Hammer Ⓟ
- 1938: Hans Meinhardt Ⓟ
- 1943: Mikhael Leonidovich Gromov Ⓟ
Died:
- 1722: Pierre Varignon Ⓟ
- 1890: Edward Sang Ⓟ
- 1973: Ralph Fox Ⓟ
- 1985: Alfred Brauer Ⓟ
- 1989: Richard Rado Ⓟ
- 2001: Donald C Spencer Ⓟ
- 2016: John Aitchison Ⓟ
- 2018: Elias Stein Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Edward Sang
It is a trite remark, but one that cannot be too often repeated, that art and science go hand in hand.
