Mathematicians Flashcards

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Euclid

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contributed to geometry “Euclidian Geometry”

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Pythagoras

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pythagoreanism

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3
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Napier

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logarithms

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4
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Leonhard Euler

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theory of trigonometric and logarithmic functions. reducing analytical operations to a greater simplicity

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5
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Gauss

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algebra geometry analysis and statistics

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6
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Plato

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math and geometry

identifying 5 regular symmetrical 3D shapes (platonic solids)

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7
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Newton

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mathematical principles of natural philosophy

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8
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Descartes

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serious effort to defeat skepticism within modern era

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