Niels Henrik Abel: Quick Facts


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Born August 5, 1802 • Norway
Died April 6, 1829 (aged 26) • Norway
Subjects Of Study Abelian group • Abelian theorem • elliptic function • equation • integral equation • quintic equation • transcendental function

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