BLAISE PASCAL

BLAISE'S BACKGROUND

• Born: Clermont-Ferrand, France
• Studied: mathematics and physics.
• Mother: Antoinette Begon
• Father: Étienne Pascal
• Mother died: when he was 3
• Father died: September 24, 1651
• Siblings: Jacqueline Pascal

FAMOUS FOR

• Pascal's triangle
• Mystic hexagram
• Famous quotes: "The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

Untitled Slide

Untitled Slide

ANOTHER MATHEMATICIAN

• Henry Briggs (1561-1630)
• St. John's college
• Logarithm

Untitled Slide

IMPORTANT THINGS THAT HAPPENED

• November 1, 1623: fire at Plymouth, destroys several buildings
• June 8, 1624: Earthquake struck Peru
• August 27, 1626: Battle of Lutter
• February 2, 1627: Charles 1 was crowned king of England.
• July 30, 1626: a earthquake hit Naples.
• October 30, 1629: King Charles 1 gave the Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath.