"A scientist worthy of the name, above all a mathematician, experiences in his work the same impression as an artist; his pleasure is as great and of the same nature. "

~Henri Poincaré (29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912)

Poincaré at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/59…

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Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan

Born poor in colonial India and dead at 32, Ramanujan had fantastical, out-of-nowhere visions that continue to shape the field today.

By Jordana Cepelewicz via @QuantaMagazine

quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-r…

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The hidden story of how ancient India shaped the west

"The flow of knowledge to Europe on maths, astronomy and much more has gone unacknowledged by historians"

theguardian.com/world/article/…

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"Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which does not know that it is counting."

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born #OTD in 1646. He was a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat. He is a prominent figure in both the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics. He wrote works on philosophy, theology, ethics, politics, law, history and philology. via @Wikipedia

Books by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/71…

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This list of the earliest know use of maths terms is an amazing way to loose time finding old (but super interesting) papers to read thru! Stuff you may likely never come across otherwise!

For someone like myself who loves, but is less than proficient at, maths.... this is a treasure trove of older and more approachable technical papers! And if you are a maths wizard, well I'm sure you can appreciate it for the history and maybe add some obscure older papers to your offline archive! ;)

Link: Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics

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