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Diophantus of Alexandria revolutionized algebra with Arithmetica, pioneering symbolic notation and abstract number theory.
In a new book, the mathematical epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explains how certainty, even in math, can be an illusion.
Euclid’s Elements of geometry, published in London in 1661. Credit: University of Glasgow Library, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Euclid has been a monumental figure in the field of mathematics for centuries ...
Greek physician ... and gave Blaise permission to read a text by Euclid. As a teenager, Blaise accompanied his father to meetings of Parisian mathematicians and impressed them with his projective ...
such as the mathematician Euclid and the physician-anatomist Herophilus. Hundreds of thousands of migrants from across the Greek world settled elsewhere in Egypt, and many were awarded plots of land.
“One of the oldest of College customs is the celebration in honor of the conquest of Euclid and his compeers…but not until ...
Finishing the spring semester has always been a reason to celebrate at the University and enjoy its eccentric customs. With commencement on the horizon, this week’s Argives columnist unearths the ...
Scientists are using cosmic distortions in light to test a bold idea: that the Universe might not be as symmetrical as we’ve ...
The cleaning up for the “Big Clean” started around 9 a.m. and was followed by the afterparty inside C.E. Orr Ice Arena in Euclid, with free pizza, raffles and a small “Eco-fair” giving ...