Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850–1891), was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was the first major Russian female mathematician and a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world. She was the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe and was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor.
At least 3 died, and more than 1075 were injured; security forces clamped down on protests over the government's mismanagement In the wake of the Khoy earthquake, the...
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