Florence Nightingale is famous for her work in nursing, but she was also an excellent mathematician. She used data she collected in hospitals to prove that better sanitation would lead to fewer deaths.
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs for powers of 10
Without maths, there would be no roller coasters. Engineers calculate the perfect angles, heights and directions to provide excitement whilst staying safe.
19 and 20 got into an argument.
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Benjamin Banneker (born 1731) is considered to be the first African-American scientist (his father was a former slave). He developed a mathematical formula to predict a solar eclipse.
A 5-pointed star is called a pentagram, a 6-pointed star is called a hexagram, etc
What do you call a wizard who's good at algebra?
A mathemagician.
The ancient Egyptians were the fist civilisation to develop and solve quadratic equations.
Mathcore is a genre of extreme metal music that emphasises complex rhythms by using irregular time signatures and tempo changes.
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