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Mathematicians Of The Day
20th January
On this day in 1633, Galileo, at age 68, left his home in Florence, Italy, to face the Inquisition in Rome. By 22 Jun 1633, he buckled under the threats and interrogation by the Inquisition, and renounced his belief that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1936.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1936.
Click on Ⓟ for a poster.
Born:
- 1573: Simon Mayr Ⓟ
- 1775: André-Marie Ampère Ⓟ
- 1831: Edward Routh Ⓟ
- 1895: Gábor Szegő Ⓟ
- 1904: Renato Caccioppoli Ⓟ
- 1920: Edwin Hewitt Ⓟ
- 1937: John Knopfmacher Ⓟ
Died:
- 1590: Giovanni Benedetti Ⓟ
- 1760: John Colson Ⓟ
- 1864: Giovanni Plana Ⓟ
- 1872: Henry Moseley Ⓟ
- 1907: Agnes Mary Clerke Ⓟ
- 1921: Mary Whitney Ⓟ
- 1955: Alexander Durie Russell Ⓟ
- 1971: Jan A Schouten Ⓟ
- 2001: Crispin Nash-Williams Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Gábor Szegő
Mathematics is a human activity almost as diverse as the human mind itself.
