I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.
In N. Rose Mathematical Maxims and Minims, Raleigh NC:Rome Press Inc., 1988.
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March 15th
| 1570 | Birthdate of the astronomer Andrea Argoli. From 1622 to 1627 he held a chair of mathematics in Rome, but lost it because of his enthusiasm for astrology.
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| 1868 | Grace Chisholm Young born near London, England. After completing her doctorate in 1895 with Felix Klein, she embarked on a long career of joint mathematical research with her husband William Young, almost all of which was published in his name only.
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| 1897 | James Joseph Sylvester died in London, England. Beginning in 1877, he initiated graduate research in mathematics in the United States at Johns Hopkins University.
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| 1955 | John von Neumann sworn in as one of the first Atomic Energy Commissioners. In August he learned that he had bone cancer.
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