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Mathematicians Of The Day
28th October
On this day in 1952, Charles Coulson delivered his inaugural lecture as Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford on The spirit of applied mathematics.
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Born:
- 1703: Antoine Deparcieux Ⓟ
- 1804: Pierre Verhulst Ⓟ
- 1873: Karl Sundman Ⓟ
- 1880: Michele Cipolla Ⓟ
- 1892: Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis Ⓟ
- 1936: Joram Lindenstrauss Ⓟ
Died:
- 1703: John Wallis Ⓟ
- 1917: Eugenio Levi Ⓟ
- 1918: Ulisse Dini Ⓟ
- 1918: Edward Bouchet Ⓟ
- 1965: Luther Eisenhart Ⓟ
- 1965: Luigi Amoroso Ⓟ
- 1986: Irving Reiner Ⓟ
- 1989: Louise Szmir Hay Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From John Wallis
Dr. Wallis defines mechanicks to be the geometry of motion, a mathematical science, which shews the effects of powers, or moving forces, so far as they are applied to engines, and demonstrates the laws of motion.
