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Why is a Cartesian coordinate system called Cartesian?
The word "Cartesian" is named after the creator of the system itself, Rene Descartes (1596-1650), whose Latin name was Renatus Cartesius.
What is the name of first mathematician?
The very first mathematicians are not recorded. Geometric patterns have been found from 70,000 years ago, and prime numbers go back at least 20,000 years. Ahmose was an Egyptian scribe who presented the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus around 1650 BC.
What is the origin of the word escalator?
It is the American/English trade name of the Otis elevator company. Derived from a French word - escolade - meaning 'to assault a fortification with ladders, coined in the early 1600''s. In addition it is also drawn from the Latin from- scala- meaning ladder with the suffix - lator- added, in use from about 1927
Where does the word lattimore come from?
The name originated in Wales during the mid 1200's and was mostly 'transported' over to Ireland during the 1600's. In 1842, The first Irishmen with the surname Lattimore moved over to England in the attempt for work during the Industrial Revolution. Ever since then, the surname Lattimore has been mostly common in England, Ireland and Wales.
