I would look for pictures of all famous Mathematicians. Then once I've determined who it is I would gather their contributions to the mathematics world and post. I'm going to do this later, come up with the answer and see if anyone has beaten me to it! CHALLENGE! Mr. D. You have until about 9PM to beat moi!
He is Carl Friedrich Gauss, "the Prince of Mathematics" and one of the three best mathematicians of all time. Gauss is best known for his mathematical advances. He devised the method of least squares while a teenager; calculated the orbit of the asteroid Ceres , permitting it to be rediscovered after it had been lost; calculated theories of perturbations between the planets, which led to the discovery of Neptune; constructed an equilateral polygon of seventeen sides; and established a non-Euclidean geometry . He also invented a device called the heliotrope , an instrument that could reflect sunlight over long distances.
Jaymar is correct I too found the following info. about Gauss.
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) He worked in a wide variety of domains that include algebra, probability and statistics, analysis, number theory, differential geometry, geodesy, astronomy, magnetism, and optics. The Duke of Brunswick noticed his genius when he was very young and paid for his education. A notebook belonging to Gauss, written in Latin when he was only 15, was found in 1989. It shows that he had obtained remarkable results pertaining to non-Euclidian geometry, and to the prime number theorem.
The papers that he published include some on magnetism, optics, differential equations, astronomy, and the theory of errors.
Is there a "pattern" in the picture?
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ReplyDeleteI would look for pictures of all famous Mathematicians. Then once I've determined who it is I would gather their contributions to the mathematics world and post. I'm going to do this later, come up with the answer and see if anyone has beaten me to it! CHALLENGE! Mr. D. You have until about 9PM to beat moi!
ReplyDeleteHe is Carl Friedrich Gauss, "the Prince of Mathematics" and one of the three best mathematicians of all time. Gauss is best known for his mathematical advances. He devised the method of least squares while a teenager; calculated the orbit of the asteroid Ceres , permitting it to be rediscovered after it had been lost; calculated theories of perturbations between the planets, which led to the discovery of Neptune; constructed an equilateral polygon of seventeen sides; and established a non-Euclidean geometry . He also invented a device called the heliotrope , an instrument that could reflect sunlight over long distances.
ReplyDeleteJaymar is correct I too found the following info. about Gauss.
ReplyDeleteJohann Carl Friedrich Gauss
(1777-1855) He worked in a wide variety of domains that include algebra, probability and statistics, analysis, number theory, differential geometry, geodesy, astronomy, magnetism, and optics.
The Duke of Brunswick noticed his genius when he was very young and paid for his education. A notebook belonging to Gauss, written in Latin when he was only 15, was found in 1989. It shows that he had obtained remarkable results pertaining to non-Euclidian geometry, and to the prime number theorem.
The papers that he published include some on magnetism, optics, differential equations, astronomy, and the theory of errors.
Hey Jaymar, are you sure about this one? How did you search for this? Where did you start?
ReplyDeleteThis is a photo of Johann Gauss
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