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Gabrielle BirchakinMathScienceHistoryHipparchus: The Trigonometry of the CosmosSpace. It’s not just the final frontier. It’s not just an infinite three-dimensional platform where entities have position and direction…Aug 17, 2022Aug 17, 2022
Gabrielle BirchakinMathScienceHistoryArchimedes and his PiArchimedes was born in 287 BCE in Syracuse, Sicily. He lived 75 years, which, for that time, was quite an accomplishment of good health…Jul 27, 2022Jul 27, 2022
Gabrielle BirchakinMathScienceHistoryEmilie du Châtelet’s True Love was Not VoltaireGabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet, also known as Emilie du Châtelet was born in Paris, France, on December…Jul 4, 2022Jul 4, 2022
Gabrielle BirchakinMathScienceHistoryDoes Time Travel Have a History?Our love and fascination for time travel are prevalent in all we see in films and television. And it is a most beautiful concept that…Jun 16, 2022Jun 16, 2022
