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||George Mohr - Jørgen Mohr (Latinised Georg(ius) Mohr; born 1 April 1640) was a Danish mathematician, known for being the first to prove the Mohr–Mascheroni theorem, which states that any geometric construction which can be done with compass and straightedge can also be done with compasses alone.
File:Sophie Germain.jpg|link=Sophie Germain (nonfiction)|1776: Mathematician, physicist, and philosopher [[Sophie Germain (nonfiction)|Sophie Germain]] born. Germain's work on Fermat's Last Theorem will provide a foundation for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after.
File:Sophie Germain.jpg|link=Sophie Germain (nonfiction)|1776: Mathematician, physicist, and philosopher [[Sophie Germain (nonfiction)|Sophie Germain]] born. Germain's work on Fermat's Last Theorem will provide a foundation for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after.



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