<p>Born in Macon, France, on Nov. 25, 1783, Claude-Louis Mathieu showed an aptitude for mathematics from a young age. Despite his family’s poverty and his father’s wish for him to be a carpenter, Mathieu moved to Paris in 1801 to study for admission into the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique. He became a student at Ecole Polytechnique<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/nov-25-1783-the-birth-of-claude-louis-mathieu/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Nov. 25, 1783: The birth of Claude-Louis Mathieu"</span></a></p>
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Born in Macon, France, on Nov. 25, 1783, Claude-Louis Mathieu showed an aptitude for mathematics from a young age. Despite his family’s poverty and his father’s wish for him to be a carpenter, Mathieu moved to Paris in 1801 to study for admission into the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique. He became a student at Ecole PolytechniqueContinue reading “Nov. 25, 1783: The birth of Claude-Louis Mathieu”
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