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Mathematicians Of The Day
19th June
On this day in 325, the Council of Nicaea opened. It decided the rules for computing the date of Easter: The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1944.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1944.
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Born:
- 1623: Blaise Pascal Ⓟ
- 1771: Joseph Gergonne Ⓟ
- 1851: James Taylor Ⓟ
- 1854: Hjalmar Mellin Ⓟ
- 1901: Raj Chandra Bose Ⓟ
- 1902: Wallace J Eckert Ⓟ
- 1907: Børge Jessen Ⓟ
- 1927: Frank Levin Ⓟ
- 1941: Derek Waller Ⓟ
Died:
- 1932: William Briggs Ⓟ
- 1945: Stefan Mazurkiewicz Ⓟ
- 2002: Zoltán Balogh Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Blaise Pascal
Words differently arranged have a different meaning and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
