Mathematical Culture and Thought

Mathematical Culture and Thought

‎Carl Friedrich Gauss and the Gauss Society‎: A Brief Overview

Document Type : Translation

Author
A. ‎Kohansal‎
Department of Statistics, Imam Khomeini International University, ‎Iran
10.30504/mct.2023.1409.1988
Abstract
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) was one of the most eminent scientists of all time. He was born in Brunswick, studied in Göttingen, passed his doctoral examination in Helmstedt, and from 1807 until his death, was the director of the Göttingen Astronomical Observatory. As a professor of astronomy, he worked in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, geodesy, and physics, where he made world-famous and lasting contributions. In his honour, and to preserve his memory, the Gauss Society was founded in Göttingen in 1962. The present paper aims to give nonspecialists a brief introduction into the life of Gauss and an introduction into the Gauss Society and its history.
Keywords
Carl Friedrich Gauss
the Gauss Society

Subjects

‎Wittmann‎, A. D., ‎Carl Friedrich Gauss and the Gauss Society‎: A brief overview‎, ‎Hist. Geo-Space Sci., 11 (2020)‎, ‎199-205.

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Mathematical Culture and Thought
Volume 43, Issue 2 - Serial Number 75
November 2024
Pages 293-302

  • Receive Date 16 July 2023
  • Revise Date 23 August 2023
  • Accept Date 27 August 2023
  • Publish Date 21 November 2024