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Jacob Bernoulli 1654 - 1705. The only image before 1700 Painted by his younger brother Nicholas, 1662 – 1716. In the Alta Aula, Basel. Where is Basel?. Jacob Bernoulli’s Life. Born, Basel 1654, 5 th child MA, philosophy, 1671 at University of Basel (founded 1460)
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Jacob Bernoulli 1654 - 1705 • The only image before 1700 • Painted by his younger brother Nicholas, 1662 – 1716. • In the Alta Aula, Basel
Jacob Bernoulli’s Life • Born, Basel 1654, 5th child • MA, philosophy, 1671 at University of Basel (founded 1460) • Licentiate in theology, 1676 • Traveled to Geneva, Paris, England, Netherlands • 1683 back to Basel. Taught experimental philosophy • 1687 Professor of Mathematics at Basel • Died 1705
The Art of Conjecturing, just appeared in English translation, edited by Edith Sylla.
More Information –The Bernoulli Brothers and the Calculus V. Frederick Rickey USMA, West Point