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July 04, 2025

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Tait Peter Guthrie (b. 1831-04-28 / d. 1901-07-04)

Peter Guthrie Tait FRSE was a Scottish mathematical physicist and early pioneer in thermodynamics. He is best known for the mathematical physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wrote with Kelvin, and his early investigations into knot theory. His work on knot theory contributed to the eventual formation of topology as a mathematical discipline. His name is known in graph theory mainly for Tait's conjecture. He is also one of the namesakes of the Tait-Kneser theorem on osculating circles.

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Noël. 2023-09-23

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Born 1941-12-12. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Age

Noël Tijou was a French long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Tijou died in Les Sables-d'Olonne at the age of 81.

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