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Niels Fabian Helge von Koch
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Koch snowflakeSwedish mathematician Niels von Koch published the fractal that bears his name in 1906. It begins with an equilateral triangle; three new equilateral triangles are constructed on each of its sides using the middle thirds as the bases, which are then removed to form a six-pointed star. This is continued in an infinite iterative process, so that the resulting curve has infinite length. The Koch snowflake is noteworthy in that it is continuous but nowhere differentiable; that is, at no point on the curve does there exist a tangent line. Van Koch's snowflake curve
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Equations written on blackboard
Numbers and Mathematics
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bunch of numbers
Unusual Counting Systems
number zero, 0 balloon
Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?
Solving a math problem with paper. (mathematics, calculation, arithmetic, education, analysis, equations)
What Are Matrices Used For?
Drottningholm Castle, Sweden.
5 Architectural Must-Sees for Your Next Visit to Stockholm
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution
The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution
David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013
What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Niels Fabian Helge von Koch: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Apr 26, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 07, 2024
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Modified title of Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Niels Fabian Helge von Koch. Jan 23, 2017
Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Niels Fabian Helge von Koch.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Nov 23, 2006
New article added. Sep 28, 2006
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