Mathematicians Of The Day

26th March



On this day in AD 127, Ptolemy made the first astronomical observation from Alexandria that we can date accurately. He made his last observation on 2 February AD 141.

A (personally designed) stamp of one of today's mathematicians is at THIS LINK.

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Quotation of the day

From Paul Erdős
There'll be plenty of time to rest in the grave.
Quoted in D MacHale, Comic Sections (Dublin 1993)