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Russell, Bertrand (1872-1970)

It can be shown that a mathematical web of some kind can be woven about any universe containing several objects. The fact that our universe lends itself to mathematical treatment is not a fact of any great philosophical significance.

W. H. Auden and L. Kronenberger (eds.) The Viking Book of Aphorisms, New York: Viking Press, 1966.

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January 31st

1632	Joost Burgi, who invented logarithms independently of Napier and was "the most skilful instrument maker of his day" (O'Connor and Robertson, MacTutor Archive), died in Kassel, Germany, on this day. More information about: Joost Burgi Burgi's invention of logarithms
1715	Birthdate of Giovanni Francesco Fagnano dei Toschi, son of the mathematician Giulio Carlo Fagnano. He calculated the integral of the tangent and, like his father, was interested in the geometry of the triangle. More information about: Giovanni Francesco Fagnano Giulio Carlo Fagnano
1802	Gauss elected a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Science. More information about: Carl Friedrich Gauss
1939	Hewlett-Packard founded. HP calculators used the "reverse Polish notation" devised by Jan Lukasiewicz. More information about: Hewlett-Packard Jan Lukasiewicz

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