(Encyclopedia) Stifter, AdalbertStifter, Adalbertäˈdälbĕrt shtĭfˈtər [key], 1805–68, Austrian writer, b. Bohemia. Learned in law, mathematics, and science and accomplished as an artist, he was a…
(Encyclopedia) BrahmaguptaBrahmaguptabräˌməg&oobreve;pˈtə [key], c.598–c.660, Indian mathematician and astronomer. He was among the first to meaningfully discuss the concepts of zero and of…
(Encyclopedia) Burritt, Elihu, 1810–79, American reformer, b. New Britain, Conn. A blacksmith, he studied mathematics, languages, and geography and became known as “the learned blacksmith.”…
(Encyclopedia) Young, Charles Augustus, 1834–1908, American astronomer, b. Hanover, N.H., grad. Dartmouth, 1853. He discovered the reversing layer of the solar atmosphere and proved the gaseous…
(Encyclopedia) Lagrange, Joseph Louis, ComteLagrange, Joseph Louis, Comtezhôzĕfˈ lwē kôNt lägräNzhˈ [key], 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer, b. Turin, of French and Italian descent.…
(Encyclopedia) group, in mathematics, system consisting of a set of elements and a binary operation a∘b defined for combining two elements such that the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The…
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Aztec emperor Born: 1480? In 1502 Moctezuma became the ninth emperor of the Aztec empire of Mexico. Almost constantly at war, the Aztecs had a large, expertly run army. But they were also masters…
AKERS, Thomas Peter, a Representative from Missouri; born in Knox County, Ohio, October 4, 1828; attended school in Cleveland, Ohio; was graduated from an Ohio college; studied law; was…
CONARD, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chester Valley, Chester County, Pa., in November 1773; educated at the Friends School; moved to Germantown about 1795; studied law;…
