The Milky Way’s diameter
Personatges:
Tema: Big numbers. Powers. Magnitude. Measurable attributes of physical and mathematical objects: investigation and relationship between them.
Competències
Competència Matemàtica, en ciència, tecnologia i enginyeria
Competència personal, social i aprendre a aprendre
Competència en consciència i expressions culturals
Matèries i cursos per Sistema Educatiu
Espanya > Matemàtiques > 1r ESO > Sentit numèric
Espanya > Matemàtiques > 1r ESO > Sentit socioafectiu
Espanya > Matemàtiques > 1r ESO > Sentit de la mesura
Enunciat
Observacions i context
- She is studied in mathematics.
- Because of her great knowledge and her later contributions to science and culture, she was known as the "Silesian Pallas" (Pallas was the god of wisdom in Greek mythology). Apart from showing some talent for painting, music and poetry, she learned mathematics, medicine and history. She also mastered a great number of languages.
- Since ancient times there were women like Maria who were passionate about astronomy and mathematics, such as Enheduanna (c.-2285 -c.-2250 BC), considered the first astronomer in history, Aglaonice of Thessaly (c.-500-c.-400 BC), Hypatia of Alexandria (c.370-c.416 AC), Fatima de Madrid (c.900-c.1100 AC) and Ana Comneno (1083-1153).
- Contemporaries of hers were renowned astronomers and mathematicians such as Sophia Brahe (1556-1643), Elisabeth Hevelius (1647-1693) and Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (1646-1684), philosopher and mathematician; and many others dedicated to other sciences such as Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673), prolific writer on natural philosophy (now physics); Martine Bertereau (1590-1642), specialist in mining engineering and mineralogist; or Marie Meurdrac (1610-1680), alchemist and chemist.
Descripció
Solving a problem of operations with large natural numbers and powers of base 10.