Now I feel as if I should succeed in doing something in mathematics, although I cannot see why it is so very important... The knowledge doesn't make life any sweeter or happier, does it?
The Story of My Life, 1903.
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December 10th
| 1269 | The first translation of the works of Archimedes into Latin was completed by Flemish Dominican priest Willem van Moerbeke.
More information about: Willem van Moerbeke |
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| 1478 | The Treviso Arithmetic, the first printed mathematics text, published in Treviso, Italy, as Arte dell'Abbaco by an unknown author.
More information about: The Treviso Arithmetic |
| 1804 | Carl Jacobi, best known for his work on elliptic functions and differential equations, born in Potsdam, Germany (then Prussia).
More information about: Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi |
| 1815 | Computer pioneer Augusta Ada Byron born in London, England. Later Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, she worked with Charles Babbage on his analytical engine.
More information about: Augusta Ada Byron Charles Babbage |
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