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Mathematicians Of The Day
27th November
On this day in 1689, Edmond Halley proposed the 21 year-old Joseph Raphson as a member of the Royal Society. He was elected three days later.
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Born:
- 1867: Arthur Lee Dixon Ⓟ
- 1909: Anatoly Malcev Ⓟ
- 1914: Edward Begle Ⓟ
- 1923: J Ernest Wilkins Ⓟ
- 1964: Artūras Dubickas Ⓟ
Died:
- 1754: Abraham de Moivre Ⓟ
- 1849: Ruan Yuan Ⓟ
- 1852: Augusta Ada Byron Ⓟ
- 1904: Paul Tannery Ⓟ
- 1953: George Samuel Eastwood Ⓟ
- 1990: Ferenc Radó Ⓟ
- 1998: Moshé Flato Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Augusta Ada Byron
In almost every computation a great variety of arrangements for the succession of the processes is possible, and various considerations must influence the selections amongst them for the purposes of a calculating engine. One essential object is to choose that arrangement which shall tend to reduce to a minimum the time necessary for completing the calculation.
