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Mathematicians Of The Day
26th February
On this day in 1765, Nevil Maskelyne was appointed Astronomer Royal to succeed Nathaniel Bliss who had only held the post for two years.
See THIS LINK.
See THIS LINK.
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Born:
- 1786: François Arago Ⓟ
- 1843: Karl Geiser Ⓟ
- 1926: J A Green Ⓟ
Died:
- 1638: Claude Gaspar Bachet Ⓟ
- 1974: René de Possel Ⓟ
- 1985: Tjalling Charles Koopmans Ⓟ
- 1985: Albert Bharucha-Reid Ⓟ
- 2004: Víctor Neumann-Lara Ⓟ
- 2017: Ludwig Faddeev Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From François Arago
Connaître, decouvrir, communiquer -- telle est la destinée d'un savant.
To get to know, to discover, to publish -- this is the destiny of scientist.
