Agnesi

/ aːnˈjezi /

noun

1. Maria Gaetana. 1718–99, Italian mathematician and philosopher, noted for her work on differential calculus See witch of Agnesi

Agnesi

1. Italian mathematician whose major work, Analytical Institutions (1748), was the first comprehensive summary of the state of mathematical analysis. It brought together the work of authors writing in various languages, formulated new mathematical methods, and was widely used as a textbook for many years.

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“We invented the hexagon-shaped stitching for goal nets,” Agnesi said.

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Agnesi eventually became tired of displaying her intellect and expressed a desire to enter a convent.

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Agnesi found a special appeal in mathematics.

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Agnesi’s textbook was praised in 1749 by the French Academy: “It took much skill and sagacity to reduce to almost uniform methods discoveries scattered among the works of many mathematicians very different from each other. Order, clarity, and precision reign in all parts of this work. … We regard it as the most complete and best made treatise.”

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Though few remember Agnesi today, her pioneering role in the history of mathematics serves as an inspiring story of triumph over gender stereotypes.

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