300 Years ago: Mathematician Nikolaus II Bernoulli died.

July 31, 2026

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On July 31, 1726, the Swiss mathematician Nikolaus II Bernoulli died. Born in Basel in 1695, he was a member of the renowned Bernoulli family and made contributions to the study of curves and fluid dynamics before his career was cut short in Saint Petersburg. See wikipedia for more information.

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