The Month in Math: January

Interested in the highlights from the historical world of mathematics for the month of January?  How about the answers to these questions?

  • What famous mathematician was born on January 23?
  •  In January 1697, Newton receives what famous problem from  Johann Bernoulli, designed to challenged Newton’s new creation – calculus?

Click here to find the answers to these questions and more:  January

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