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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.
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The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1986.
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The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1986.
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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
Euler calculated without effort, just as men breathe, as eagles sustain themselves in the air.
