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7-22-1784

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel born in Westphalia, Germany. He is noted today for Bessel functions, a special class of functions that have become an indispensable tool in applied mathematics. This, like all of his mathematical work, was motivated by his work in astronomy.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
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Thursday, July 22, 1784