Seventeenth century mathematician Johannes Kepler defined some basic rules for the how the planets move, and given his predilections for contemplating spheres, he suggested in 1611 that the most ...
Read more: Click here to read the original, longer version of this story. WHAT is the best way to stack a collection of spheres? This age-old problem, known by fruit sellers everywhere, now has ...
On December 21 and 22 at a function held in Kumbakonam, in Tamil Nadu, Maryna Viazovska, Ukrainian mathematician who is currently based at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, was awarded ...