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- Geometry (3634 bytes)
1: ...per cent. The [[Rhind Mathematical Papyrus]] also describes one of the earliest attempts at [[squaring...
3: ... but can be used in conjunction with mathematical definitions for [[point (geometry)|points]], [[line_...
5: ...truct new geometries other than the standard Euclidean version.
7: ...in geometry is that of ''congruence''. In [[Euclidean geometry]], two figures are said to be [[congru...
9: ...s)|group]] of transformations to work with (Euclidean geometry uses the inhomogeneous orthogonal tran... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ... best known as an philosophical advocate and defender of the [[scientific revolution]]. His works esta...
8: ...Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His moth...
10: ...ge of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
16: ...ce]] under [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction. - Mathematics (24164 bytes)
1: ...ty]], [[structure]], [[space]] and [[change]]. It developed, through the use of [[abstraction]] and [[...
3: ...nowledge. This latter meaning of mathematics includes the mathematics used to do [[calculation]]s and ...
10: However, mathematics undoubtedly could not have developed out of simple counting and arithmetic with...
15: ...]] and later [[astronomy]]. Nowadays, mathematics derives much inspiration from the natural sciences a...
17: ...as happened that pure mathematics, which was considered only of interest to mathematics, has become ap... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...]], [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[as...
8: ... a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tych...
12: ...eu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
14: ...e astronomers and all of them disagree. What's needed is a long term project with the aim of mapping t...
16: ...ecame the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.) - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...ation in the unity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...of its proponents attempted to use rationalism to demonstrate the existence of a supreme being. In thi...
8: ...rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]]...
10: ... and the [[Renaissance]] and [[Reformation]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furth...
14: ...the universe where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton ... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ... and [[physical cosmology|cosmology]]. He was awarded the [[1921]] [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Priz...
5: ...or a scientist. In his later years, his fame exceeded that of any other scientist in [[history of scie...
7: ... day Einstein receives popular recognition unprecedented for a scientist.
14: ...y was [[Jew]]ish (and non-observant); Albert attended a [[Catholic school|Catholic elementary school]]...
16: ...ct. Another, more recent, theory about his mental development is that he had [[Asperger's syndrome]], ... - Mathematician (9627 bytes)
5: ...]]s, many of them devoted to mathematics and many devoted to subjects to which mathematics is applied ...
13: ...lled [[axiom]]s, and then proceed to prove other ideas ([[theorem]]s) that follow from the assumptions...
21: ... to transcend the context of the human mind; the idea that "2+2=4 is a true statement" is assumed to e...
23: ...s are "static" - once a statement achieves the lauded position of a theorem, it remains true forever. ...
27: ... mathematicians|amateur mathematician]] who has made important contributions to the field.
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