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September 29th
| 1801 | Gauss's Disquisitiones Arithmeticae published. Its 24-year-old author unified and extended the number theory of his day.
More information about: Carl Friedrich Gauss Disquisitiones Arithmeticae |
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| 1803 | Charles Francois Sturm born in Geneva, Switzerland. Sturm's Theorem helps locate roots of polynomials.
More information about: Charles-Francois Sturm Sturm's Theorem |
| 1928 | Ernst Steinitz died in Kiel, Germany. Best known as a field theorist, he also was a talented pianist.
More information about: Ernst Steinitz |
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