2006-11-08 21:09:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
all i kno is that she was a mathematician
2006-11-08 21:10:20 · update #1
Winifred Edgerton (September 24, 1862 - September 6, 1951) was the first American woman to receive a PhD in Mathematics, writing the thesis titled "Multiple Integrals", dealing with geometric interpretations of multiple integrals and translations and relations of various systems of coordinates.
Her work in mathematical astronomy included computation of the orbit of the comet of 1883.
2006-11-08 21:17:28 · answer #1 · answered by Verbena 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Winifred Edgerton Merrill
Click on the URL below for additional information concerning Winfred Edgerton Merrill
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Merrill.html
www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/merrill.htm
columbia.edu/~rr91/3567/sample_biographies/winifred_edgerton
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Printonly/Merrill.html
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2006-11-08 23:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by SAMUEL D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋