Binomi

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Binomi is the surname of a fictional person to whom the invention or discovery of the binomial formulas is attributed, especially in textbooks . The first name used is different. This figure, intended as a scientific joke, has its origin in the linguistic analogy to the " Maxwell's equations " and similar designations.

History of use

One of the first uses in a mathematical textbook can be found as "Alessandro Binomi" in the mathematical study standard work by Otto Forster , Analysis 1 ( Vieweg Verlag , Braunschweig), from 1976. There it is entered in the name register. The dates of Sir Isaac Newton were adopted and exchanged as binomi's life data (* 1727, † 1643).

More than 30 years later, in the 2007 Bavarian edition of Lambacher Schweizer 9 (a mathematics book from Klett-Verlag ), the figure reappears on page 24 as "Francesco Binomi" together with a picture by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, where as Life dates from 1472 to 1483, i.e. only eleven years, are given. In this context, students are also asked to research the origin of the word binomial . It also appeared in the Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate editions of the “Lambacher Schweizer 8”.

Trivia

The main belt asteroid (2029) Binomi was named after this figure in 1969 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild . In addition, there is the Binomi Verlag named after the figure , a specialist publisher for mathematical books.

literature

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  1. ^ List of the IAU. Click on the name next to "(2029)".
  2. a b Heinrich Zankl : Insane things from science. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken NJ 2012, ISBN 978-3-527-32114-8 , Chapter: Sonorous Names. ( Excerpt (Google) )