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E8

Norway · Science / Mathematics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1887Date range
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Chronological records

1887

Sophus Lie1887

Science / Mathematics

Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, recognizes a mathematical structure called E8, which contains 248 dimensions, it takes 120 years to solve

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Sophus Lie

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