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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 64 points 5 months ago (14 children) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard_Euler permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 70 points 5 months ago (9 children) Huh, guy did a ...couple things I'm surprised they didn't just rename mathamatics after him and be done with it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago (4 children) Eulerology? Eulerhythmics? Eultonics? Euleronomics? Maybe we should go back a step and give science to the scientologists, and make science Euler centric. No more scientists, now all Eulerists. They Eule night and day solving the worlds fundamental mysteries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago Eulerhythmics? Sweet memes are made of this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) Eulerics permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Eurythmics Great band permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You should elaborate. Talk to me... ...like lemmings do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago* (3 children) To be fair, they kind of already did rename all of mathematics after a guy, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, who wrote the book "al-Kitāb al-Mukhtaṣar fī Ḥisāb al-Jabr wal-Muqābalah" or, in a Latin bastardization: Al Goritmi, author of Al-Jabr. You know him because his name is the word "Algorithm", and his book was so revolutionary that we named the entire branch of mathematics it covered after it: "Algebra" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (2 children) Algebra was named after al-Jabir, whose name in Latin is Geber. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) Well, the wikipedia page for both Al-Khwarizmi and algebra both disagree with you, as does the wiki page for Geber, and, oh yeah, the journal of the history of mathematics: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2006.02.006 "It is well known that our word “algebra” derives ultimately from the Arabic al-jabr, which is part of the name al-jabr wa’l-muq¯abala given to the art of algebra in medieval times. Further, the individual words al-jabr and al-muq¯abala are associated with two steps in the simplification of equations. Al-jabr is the word used in conjunction with moving subtracted quantities to the other side of the equation, and al-muq¯abala is used to combine like terms on opposite sides of the equation." I have additional notes, if the literal source on the history of math is insufficient to convince you of the history of math. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago Okay, maybe I got "algebra" confused with "gibberish" qua relation to al-Jabir... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (3 children) Why does he have a towel on his head? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 40 points 5 months ago 'Twas the style at the time! At least for academics who didn't want to wear a wig (which was also the style at the time). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago* (1 child) Do you expect such a guy to be normal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago Ironically he seems to have been one of the most normal historical people in general: "Euler was known as a generous and kind person, not neurotic as seen in some geniuses, keeping his good-natured disposition even after becoming entirely blind." Weirdest thing i can find about him is that he married his wife's half-sister after his wife died, which is only slightly "huh" worthy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 70 points 5 months ago (9 children) Huh, guy did a ...couple things I'm surprised they didn't just rename mathamatics after him and be done with it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago (4 children) Eulerology? Eulerhythmics? Eultonics? Euleronomics? Maybe we should go back a step and give science to the scientologists, and make science Euler centric. No more scientists, now all Eulerists. They Eule night and day solving the worlds fundamental mysteries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago Eulerhythmics? Sweet memes are made of this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) Eulerics permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Eurythmics Great band permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You should elaborate. Talk to me... ...like lemmings do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago* (3 children) To be fair, they kind of already did rename all of mathematics after a guy, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, who wrote the book "al-Kitāb al-Mukhtaṣar fī Ḥisāb al-Jabr wal-Muqābalah" or, in a Latin bastardization: Al Goritmi, author of Al-Jabr. You know him because his name is the word "Algorithm", and his book was so revolutionary that we named the entire branch of mathematics it covered after it: "Algebra" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (2 children) Algebra was named after al-Jabir, whose name in Latin is Geber. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) Well, the wikipedia page for both Al-Khwarizmi and algebra both disagree with you, as does the wiki page for Geber, and, oh yeah, the journal of the history of mathematics: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2006.02.006 "It is well known that our word “algebra” derives ultimately from the Arabic al-jabr, which is part of the name al-jabr wa’l-muq¯abala given to the art of algebra in medieval times. Further, the individual words al-jabr and al-muq¯abala are associated with two steps in the simplification of equations. Al-jabr is the word used in conjunction with moving subtracted quantities to the other side of the equation, and al-muq¯abala is used to combine like terms on opposite sides of the equation." I have additional notes, if the literal source on the history of math is insufficient to convince you of the history of math. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago Okay, maybe I got "algebra" confused with "gibberish" qua relation to al-Jabir... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago (4 children) Eulerology? Eulerhythmics? Eultonics? Euleronomics? Maybe we should go back a step and give science to the scientologists, and make science Euler centric. No more scientists, now all Eulerists. They Eule night and day solving the worlds fundamental mysteries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago Eulerhythmics? Sweet memes are made of this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) Eulerics permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Eurythmics Great band permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You should elaborate. Talk to me... ...like lemmings do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago Eulerhythmics? Sweet memes are made of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) Eulerics permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Eurythmics Great band permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You should elaborate. Talk to me... ...like lemmings do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Eurythmics Great band permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You should elaborate. Talk to me... ...like lemmings do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You should elaborate. Talk to me... ...like lemmings do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago* (3 children) To be fair, they kind of already did rename all of mathematics after a guy, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, who wrote the book "al-Kitāb al-Mukhtaṣar fī Ḥisāb al-Jabr wal-Muqābalah" or, in a Latin bastardization: Al Goritmi, author of Al-Jabr. You know him because his name is the word "Algorithm", and his book was so revolutionary that we named the entire branch of mathematics it covered after it: "Algebra" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (2 children) Algebra was named after al-Jabir, whose name in Latin is Geber. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) Well, the wikipedia page for both Al-Khwarizmi and algebra both disagree with you, as does the wiki page for Geber, and, oh yeah, the journal of the history of mathematics: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2006.02.006 "It is well known that our word “algebra” derives ultimately from the Arabic al-jabr, which is part of the name al-jabr wa’l-muq¯abala given to the art of algebra in medieval times. Further, the individual words al-jabr and al-muq¯abala are associated with two steps in the simplification of equations. Al-jabr is the word used in conjunction with moving subtracted quantities to the other side of the equation, and al-muq¯abala is used to combine like terms on opposite sides of the equation." I have additional notes, if the literal source on the history of math is insufficient to convince you of the history of math. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago Okay, maybe I got "algebra" confused with "gibberish" qua relation to al-Jabir... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (2 children) Algebra was named after al-Jabir, whose name in Latin is Geber. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) Well, the wikipedia page for both Al-Khwarizmi and algebra both disagree with you, as does the wiki page for Geber, and, oh yeah, the journal of the history of mathematics: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2006.02.006 "It is well known that our word “algebra” derives ultimately from the Arabic al-jabr, which is part of the name al-jabr wa’l-muq¯abala given to the art of algebra in medieval times. Further, the individual words al-jabr and al-muq¯abala are associated with two steps in the simplification of equations. Al-jabr is the word used in conjunction with moving subtracted quantities to the other side of the equation, and al-muq¯abala is used to combine like terms on opposite sides of the equation." I have additional notes, if the literal source on the history of math is insufficient to convince you of the history of math. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago Okay, maybe I got "algebra" confused with "gibberish" qua relation to al-Jabir... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) Well, the wikipedia page for both Al-Khwarizmi and algebra both disagree with you, as does the wiki page for Geber, and, oh yeah, the journal of the history of mathematics: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2006.02.006 "It is well known that our word “algebra” derives ultimately from the Arabic al-jabr, which is part of the name al-jabr wa’l-muq¯abala given to the art of algebra in medieval times. Further, the individual words al-jabr and al-muq¯abala are associated with two steps in the simplification of equations. Al-jabr is the word used in conjunction with moving subtracted quantities to the other side of the equation, and al-muq¯abala is used to combine like terms on opposite sides of the equation." I have additional notes, if the literal source on the history of math is insufficient to convince you of the history of math. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago Okay, maybe I got "algebra" confused with "gibberish" qua relation to al-Jabir... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago Okay, maybe I got "algebra" confused with "gibberish" qua relation to al-Jabir... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (3 children) Why does he have a towel on his head? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 40 points 5 months ago 'Twas the style at the time! At least for academics who didn't want to wear a wig (which was also the style at the time). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago* (1 child) Do you expect such a guy to be normal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago Ironically he seems to have been one of the most normal historical people in general: "Euler was known as a generous and kind person, not neurotic as seen in some geniuses, keeping his good-natured disposition even after becoming entirely blind." Weirdest thing i can find about him is that he married his wife's half-sister after his wife died, which is only slightly "huh" worthy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 40 points 5 months ago 'Twas the style at the time! At least for academics who didn't want to wear a wig (which was also the style at the time). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago* (1 child) Do you expect such a guy to be normal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago Ironically he seems to have been one of the most normal historical people in general: "Euler was known as a generous and kind person, not neurotic as seen in some geniuses, keeping his good-natured disposition even after becoming entirely blind." Weirdest thing i can find about him is that he married his wife's half-sister after his wife died, which is only slightly "huh" worthy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago Ironically he seems to have been one of the most normal historical people in general: "Euler was known as a generous and kind person, not neurotic as seen in some geniuses, keeping his good-natured disposition even after becoming entirely blind." Weirdest thing i can find about him is that he married his wife's half-sister after his wife died, which is only slightly "huh" worthy. permalink fedilink source parent
