math dates | Musings on Math

The Month in Math: February

February 1, 2019 Leave a comment

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

In 1650, which famous mathematician catches a cold while tutoring the Queen of Sweden? (He dies 10 days later.)
What strange coincidence occurs at the moment of Gauss‘ death?

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

Looking for a different month? Click here for all 12 months.

January 1, 2019 Leave a comment

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

Looking for a different month? Click here for all 12 months.