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Sonya
Kovalevskyy
 
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Previous Mathematician
(Germain)

Sonya Kovalevsky (1850-1891) Russian

She was a mathematician and methodologist.
Kovalevsky developed methods of mathematical research and worked on infinite series and partial differential equations.

Her work on Saturn’s rings greatly improved our understanding
of the planet.

Links:

Kovalevsky on Wikipedia
Kovalevsky on St Andrews Uni

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