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'''Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss''' (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a [[German]] [[mathematician]] and [[scientist]] who contributed significantly to many fields, including [[number theory]], [[statistics]], [[analysis]], [[differential geometry]], [[geodesy]], [[ | '''Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss''' (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a [[German]] [[mathematician]] and [[scientist]] who contributed significantly to many fields, including [[number theory]], [[statistics]], [[analysis]], [[differential geometry]], [[geodesy]], [[electromagnetism]], [[astronomy]], and [[optics]]. Gauss was one of the most influential figures in the [[history of mathematics]]. | ||
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Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, electromagnetism, astronomy, and optics. Gauss was one of the most influential figures in the history of mathematics.
Biographical sketch
Early years and education
Mathematical work
Gauss's first major mathematical result was his complete determination of the regular polygons that can be constructed with straight-edge and compass. He gave an explicit construction of the regular seventeen-sided polygon (heptadecagon)), the first new construction of a regular polygon since ancient Greek times (reference?).