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Hypatia was one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria as well as one of the first women to study and teach mathematics, astronomy and philosophy. Though remembered more for her brutal death on the streets of Alexandria in the year 415, her life was an interesting and dramatic
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Mae Carol Jemison, born October 17, 1956, is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She is known for being the first African-American woman to travel into space, serving as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during which it visited the Earth for nearly eight days on
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Marie Curie, a Polish-French physicist and chemist, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, as well as the only woman to be awarded the prize in two different fields. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics together with her husband, Pierre Curie, in 1903. And in 1911
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Frédéric Chopin was a Polish French composer and pianist of the Romantic period and is best known for his solo pieces for piano; particularly, the twenty-one nocturnes that he wrote between the years 1827 and 1846, which are considered among the finest short solo works for the piano. Chopin’s
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The Origins of Zeno's Paradoxes The origins of paradoxes and how Zeno of Elea contributed to their development. The Origins of Paradoxes The term paradox comes from the Greek para ("contrary to") and doxa ("opinion). The exact definition of the word has evolved over time.
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Criminal profiling describes the method use to make inferences about the physical, habitual, emotional and psychological characteristics of suspected criminals. This is used to identify likely suspects and even predict future offences and victims. The Roots of Criminal Profiling Criminal profiling dates back to the late nineteenth century when two
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Trigonometry is the branch of mathematics that deals with the study of the relationship between the sides and angles of a right-angle triangle. Thus, it helps in finding the measure of unknown dimensions of a right-angled triangle using trigonometric formulas, functions, or trigonometric identities. There are six functions of an
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Early Life Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa on 27 October 1782 to Antonio and Teresa Paganini. Though an unsuccessful ship chandler, his father, Antonio, made a humble living as a musician. At five years old, Paganini started learning the mandolin from his father, however, he switched to the violin
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It is safe to assume that many of us are familiar with the quadratic formula, which allows one to find the root(s) of quadratic equations in the form of ax²+bx+c=0. A quadratic equation is a polynomial equation in which the highest power of x is exactly
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Ballet has long been a favourite dance form of mine; partly because it is typically danced to classical music but mostly because of how ballet dancers carry themselves on stage with such grace and elegance. I find myself mesmerised by the intricate and beautiful choreography that seems to capture the
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Click here for Part 1 The number one became the backbone of the Roman world as the Romans used it to impose a rigid numerical grid on their army. There were ten men in a section. One hundred men were called a century. Two centuries were called a manipulus. Even
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The number one is a simple yet powerful number. It is a single stroke on a sheet of paper yet the very key to advancing civilisation. The origins of this number are shrouded in mystery, nevertheless, its profound impact on humankind remains unmistakable. The first solid piece of evidence proving