Mathematicians Of The Day

31st December



On this day in 1915, the Mathematical Association of America was founded in Columbus, Ohio. The roots of the Association can be traced to the founding of the American Mathematical Monthly by Benjamin Finkel in 1894.

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Quotation of the day

From John Flamsteed
I crave the liberty to conceal my name, not to suppress it. I have composed the letters of it written in Latin in this sentence:
In Mathesin a sole fundes.
(Translation: Go, you pour out learning from the Sun)
[Anagram from Latinized name, Iohannes Flamsteedius]
In a letter to Brouncker