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• ... that | • ... that mathematician '''[[John Crank (nonfiction)|John Crank]]''' (6 February 1916 – 3 October 2006) was a mathematical physicist, best known for his work on the numerical solution of [[Partial differential equation (nonfiction)|partial differential equations]]. | ||
• ... that mathematician [[Édouard Lucas (nonfiction)|Édouard Lucas]] (4 April 1842 – 3 October 1891) studied the [[Fibonacci number (nonfiction)|Fibonacci sequence]], and that the related Lucas sequences and Lucas numbers are named after him? | • ... that philosopher and scientist '''[[Bernardino Telesio (nonfiction)|Bernardino Telesio]]''' (7 November 1509 – 2 October 1588) expressed anti-Aristotelian views which angered Church authorities; and that while Telesio's theories were later disproven, his emphasis on observation made him the "first of the moderns" who eventually developed the scientific method? | ||
• ... that mathematician '''[[Édouard Lucas (nonfiction)|Édouard Lucas]]''' (4 April 1842 – 3 October 1891) studied the [[Fibonacci number (nonfiction)|Fibonacci sequence]], and that the related Lucas sequences and Lucas numbers are named after him? |
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• ... that mathematician John Crank (6 February 1916 – 3 October 2006) was a mathematical physicist, best known for his work on the numerical solution of partial differential equations.
• ... that philosopher and scientist Bernardino Telesio (7 November 1509 – 2 October 1588) expressed anti-Aristotelian views which angered Church authorities; and that while Telesio's theories were later disproven, his emphasis on observation made him the "first of the moderns" who eventually developed the scientific method?
• ... that mathematician Édouard Lucas (4 April 1842 – 3 October 1891) studied the Fibonacci sequence, and that the related Lucas sequences and Lucas numbers are named after him?