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January 25th
| 1627 | Chemist Robert Boyle born in Lismore, Ireland. A founding member of the Royal Society of London, he took a mathematical approach to chemistry.
More information about: Robert Boyle |
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| 1736 | Joseph-Louis Lagrange born in Turin, Italy. Although he worked in many areas of mathematics, his best known work must be his Mecanique analytique.
More information about: Joseph-Louis Lagrange |
| 1843 | H. A. Schwarz born in Hermsdorf, Poland. A student of Weierstrass and a prolific analyst, Schwarz may be best known for the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality.
More information about: Hermann Amandus Schwarz |
| 1870 | Helge von Koch born in Stockholm, Sweden. He is noted for his snowflake curve.
More information about: Helge von Koch Koch's Snowflake |
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