Mathematicians Of The Day

27th November



On this day in 1689, Edmond Halley proposed the 21 year-old Joseph Raphson as a member of the Royal Society. He was elected three days later.

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Quotation of the day

From Augusta Ada Byron
The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.
Notes on Menabrae's Memoir on the Analytic Engine.