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Was an English cartographer, engraver and publisher and founding member of the Arrowsmith family of

Was an English cartographer, engraver and publisher and founding member of the Arrowsmith family of geographers. He moved to Soho Square, London from Winston, County Durham when about twenty years of age, and was employed by John Cary, the engraver and William Faden. He became Hydrographer to the Prince of Wales ca. 1810 and subsequently to the King in 1820. In January 1790 he made himself famous by his large chart of the world on Mercator projection. Four years later he published another large map of the world on the globular projection, with a companion volume of explanation

Is an American psychiatrist and a professor emeritus at the department of psychiatry at the Universi

Is an American psychiatrist and a professor emeritus at the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Beck is known as the father of Cognitive Therapy and inventor of the widely used Beck Scales, including the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Youth Inventories. He is the President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research and the Honorary President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, which certifies qualified Cognitive Therapists.

Was a Persian astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, 'Abd

Was a Persian astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, 'Abdul Rahman Sufi, 'Abdurrahman Sufi and known in the west as Azophi. Al-Sufi published his famous Book of Fixed Stars in 964, describing much of his work, both in textual descriptions and pictures.He identified the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is visible from Yemen, though not from Isfahan; it was not seen by Europeans until Magellan's voyage in the 16th century. [1][2] He also made the earliest recorded observation of the Andromeda Galaxy in 964 AD; describing it as a "small cloud".He observed that the ecliptic plane is inclined with respect to the celestial equator and more accurately calculated the length of the tropical year. He observed and described the stars, their positions, their magnitudes and their colour, setting out his results constellation by constellation. For each constellation, he provided two drawings, one from the outside of a celestial globe,

Sheikh Ben Badis was an emblematic figure of the Islamic Reform movement in Algeria. Albelhamid Ben

Sheikh Ben Badis was an emblematic figure of the Islamic Reform movement in Algeria. Albelhamid Ben Badis was of an old town middle-class family which claimed descent from the Zirids a Berber Muslim dynasty founded in the 10th Century by Bologhine ibn Ziri.

Was an American humorist, author, and director for radio and the stage.Burrows graduated New Utrecht

Was an American humorist, author, and director for radio and the stage.Burrows graduated New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and later attended both City College and New York University. He began working as a runner on Wall Street while at NYU, and he also worked in an accounting firm. After he met Frank Galen in 1938, the two wrote and sold jokes to an impressionist who appeared on the Rudy Vallée radio program.

Is a Russian economist of Armenian descent.

Is a Russian economist of Armenian descent.

Was a French philosopher and historian of science. Abel Rey succeeded Gaston Milhaud as professor of

Was a French philosopher and historian of science. Abel Rey succeeded Gaston Milhaud as professor of the history of philosophy in its relation to science at the Sorbonne, and established the Institut d'histoire des sciences et des techniques to encourage cooperation between the sciences and humanities.[1] It has been argued that Rey influenced Philipp Frank and the formation of the Vienna Circle.[2]

Was a mathematician of Russian ancestry. A first generation American, he was born in Chicago and mos

Was a mathematician of Russian ancestry. A first generation American, he was born in Chicago and most associated with that city. He received his Bachelor of Science in 1926, Masters in 1927, and PhD in 1928, at the age of 22. All degrees were obtained fro

Was a Catalan Jewish mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, also known as Savasorda (from the Ar

Was a Catalan Jewish mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, also known as Savasorda (from the Arabic ???? ?????? Sâhib ash-Shurta "Chief of the Guard"). He lived in Barcelona.Abraham bar Hiyya is remembered in the world of mathematics for his role in the dissemination of the quadratic equation. Bar Hiyya wrote several scientific works in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, land surveying and calendar calculations.He also wrote two religious works in the field of Judaism and the Hebrew Bible: Hegyon ha-Nefesh ("Contemplation of [the] Soul") on repentance and Megillat ha-Megalleh on the redemption of the Jewish people. Even these religious works contain scientific and philosophical speculation. His Megillat ha-Megalleh ("Scroll of the Revealer") was also astrological in nature. It claimed to forecast the messianic future.

Was a French mathematician famous for de Moivre's formula, which links complex numbers and trigonome

Was a French mathematician famous for de Moivre's formula, which links complex numbers and trigonometry, and for his work on the normal distribution and probability theory. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1697, and was a friend of Isaac Ne

Bartlett had a small natural history shop near to the British Museum where he sold the products of h

Bartlett had a small natural history shop near to the British Museum where he sold the products of his taxidermy business.

Was a Hebrew linguist and lexicographer,Even-Shoshan created the New Dictionary of the Hebrew Langua

Was a Hebrew linguist and lexicographer,Even-Shoshan created the New Dictionary of the Hebrew Language (1946-1958), which was refined and re-issued in 2004, under the name Even-Shoshan Dictionary.

Was a German mathematician and epigrammatist. He was known in his professional life for writing text

Was a German mathematician and epigrammatist. He was known in his professional life for writing textbooks and compiling encyclopedias rather than for original research. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was one of his doctoral students, and admired the man grea

Was a German geologist who set out a now obsolete theory about the stratification of the Earth's cru

Was a German geologist who set out a now obsolete theory about the stratification of the Earth's crust and coined the now obsolete word Neptunism.While in Leipzig, Werner became interested in the systematic identification and classification of minerals. Within a year he published the first modern textbook on descriptive mineralogy, Vonden äusserlichen Kennzeichen der Fossilien (On the External Characters of Fossils, or of Minerals) (1774).

Known as Abraham Fraenkel, was an Israeli mathematician born in Germany.After leaving Marburg in 192

Known as Abraham Fraenkel, was an Israeli mathematician born in Germany.After leaving Marburg in 1928, Fraenkel taught at the University of Kiel for a year. He then made the fateful choice of accepting a position at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, whi

Was a Warsaw-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers o

Was a Warsaw-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century.Abraham Joshua Heschel was descended from preeminent European rabbis on both sides of the family. [1]. His father, Moshe Mordechai Heschel, died of influenza in 1916. His mother Reizel Perlow, was a descendant of Rebbe Avrohom Yehoshua Heshel of Apt and other dynasties. He was the youngest of six children. His siblings were Sarah, Dvora Miriam, Esther Sima, Gittel, and Jacob.

Was a South African born doctor who became the United Kingdom's Chief Medical Statistician.After gra

Was a South African born doctor who became the United Kingdom's Chief Medical Statistician.After graduating from the University of Witwatersrand and doing military service, Adelstein worked as a Health Officer (research and medical statistics) at South Af

Was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of non-standard analysis, a mathematica

Was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of non-standard analysis, a mathematically rigorous system whereby infinitesimal and infinite numbers were incorporated into mathematics.which is now Walbrzych, in Poland. Robinson was in France when the Nazis invaded during World War II, and escaped by train and on foot, being alternately questioned by French soldiers suspicious of his German passport and asked by them to share his map, which was more detailed than theirs. He joined the Free French Air Force and contributed to the war effort by teaching himself aerodynamics and becoming an expert on the airfoils used in the wings of fighter planes.

Was a Swiss naturalist. He is best known for being the first to study freshwater polyps or hydra and

Was a Swiss naturalist. He is best known for being the first to study freshwater polyps or hydra and for being among the first to develop experimental zoology. His mastery of experimental method has led some historians of science to credit him as the "father of biology".[1]Trembley came from an officer's family from Geneva, where he studied mathematics before taking up the career of a tutor in the Netherlands. In 1736, while in charge of Count Bentinck's sons at the mansion of Sorgvliet near the Hague, he started working as a zoologist after discovering hydra in the stream flowing through the estate.

Was a mathematician born in Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj, Romania) who contributed to decision theo

Was a mathematician born in Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj, Romania) who contributed to decision theory, geometry, and econometrics, and founded the field of statistical sequential analysis.

Was a Sephardi Jew astronomer, astrologer, mathematician and historian who served as Royal Astronome

Was a Sephardi Jew astronomer, astrologer, mathematician and historian who served as Royal Astronomer in the 15th century to King John II of Portugal. The Zagut crater on the moon is named after him.Zacuto perfected the astrolabe, which only then became an instrument of precision, and he was the author of the highly accurate Almanach Perpetuum that were used by ship captains to determine the position of their Portuguese caravels in high seas, through calculations on data acquired with an astrolabe. His contributions were undoubtedly valuable in saving the lives of Portuguese seamen, and allowing them to reach Brazil and India.

Was an Arab historian, geographer, and local sultan. Abulfeda crater, on the Moon, is named after hi

Was an Arab historian, geographer, and local sultan. Abulfeda crater, on the Moon, is named after him.In 1285 he was present at the assault of a stronghold of the Knights of St. John, and took part in the sieges of Tripoli, Acre and Qal'at ar-Rum. In 1298 he entered the service of the Mamluk Sultan Malik al-Nasir and after twelve years was invested by him with the governorship of Hama. In 1312 he became prince with the title Malik us-Salhn, and in 1320 received the hereditary rank of sultan with the title Malik ul-Mu'ayyad.

Was a Persian mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Buzhgan, (now Torbat-e Jam) in Iran.In 95

Was a Persian mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Buzhgan, (now Torbat-e Jam) in Iran.In 959 AD, he moved to Iraq. He studied mathematics and worked principally in the field of trigonometry. He wrote a number of books, most of which no longer exist. He also studied the movements of the moon. The Abul Wáfa crater on the moon is named for him.He devised a wall quadrant for the accurate astronomy measurement of the declination of stars. He also introduced the tangent function and improved methods of calculating trigonometry tables and developed novel ways of solving some problems of spherical triangles.

Was a French clockmaker[1] and amateur mathematician.[2] He is known for his discovery (independentl

Was a French clockmaker[1] and amateur mathematician.[2] He is known for his discovery (independently of and contemporaneously with German number theorist Moritz Stern) of the Stern–Brocot tree, a mathematical structure useful in approximating real numbers by rational numbers; this sort of approximation is an important part of the design of gear ratios for clocks.[3] He also made many other horological innovations including refinement of his father Louis-Gabriel's Brocot escapement and the development of clocks with perpetual calendar mechanisms.[4][5]

Was a French botanist and physician.Pharmacist in the French fleet and member of several well-known

Was a French botanist and physician.Pharmacist in the French fleet and member of several well-known societies of their time.Achille Richard was one of the botanical leaders of his time, and his books are even nowadays valued for their clarity and precision.He entered on 24 February 1834, as member of the French Academy of Sciences (Botanical Section). He was also member of the French National Academy of Medicine.