Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Mary Shelley
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Mary Shelley (1797–1851) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1797 to 1851.
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Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855)
- — Born in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Verified
- — Studied at the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Proved the constructibility of the regular 17-gon Verified
- — Published Disquisitiones Arithmeticae Verified
- — Computed the orbit of the asteroid Ceres Verified
- — Married Johanna Osthoff Verified
- — Appointed director of the Gottingen Observatory Verified
- — Led the geodetic survey of the Kingdom of Hanover Verified
- — Built an early electromagnetic telegraph with Wilhelm Weber Verified
- — Died in Gottingen Verified
Mary Shelley (1797–1851)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Eloped to France with Percy Bysshe Shelley
- — Married Percy Bysshe Shelley Verified
- — Published Frankenstein Verified
- — Widowed when Percy Shelley drowned off the Italian coast
- — Died in London, England Verified