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February 28th
| 1552 | Joost Burgi born in Lichtensteig, Switzerland. He invented logarithms independently of Napier and was "the most skilful instrument maker of his day" (O'Connor and Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive).
More information about: Jost Burgi Burgi's invention of logarithms |
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| 1735 | Vandermonde, of determinant fame, born in Paris, France. A violinist, he wrote on both music theory and mathematics.
More information about: Alexander-Theophile Vandermonde |
| 1859 | Birthdate of Florian Cajori, historian of mathematics and mathematics educator, who wrote, "The best review of arithmetic consists in the study of algebra" (O'Connor and Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive). Born in Switzerland, he spent most of his life in the U.S.
More information about: Florian Cajori |
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