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Mathematicians Of The Day
8th September
On this day in 1965, building work on the Mathematical Institute in St Andrews began. Edward Copson cut the first sod with a spade which was subsequently presented to him.
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Born:
- 1584: Gregory of Saint-Vincent Ⓟ
- 1588: Marin Mersenne Ⓟ
- 1634: Hendrik van Heuraet
- 1861: P J Heawood Ⓟ
- 1876: Anderson McKendrick Ⓟ
- 1903: C T Rajagopal Ⓟ
- 1910: Nathan Jacobson Ⓟ
- 1927: Marguerite Straus Frank Ⓟ
Died:
- 1882: Joseph Liouville Ⓟ
- 1894: Hermann von Helmholtz Ⓟ
- 1938: Derrick Norman Lehmer Ⓟ
- 1963: Robert J T Bell Ⓟ
- 1969: Gordon Whyburn Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Hermann von Helmholtz
Whoever in the pursuit of science, seeks after immediate practical utility may rest assured that he seeks in vain.
