Portrait of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799), Italian mathematician and philosopher, who was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook and the f

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Portrait of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799), Italian mathematician and philosopher, who was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook and the first female math professor at a university. She is known for her work in differential calculus and on the cubic curve known as the "witch of Agnesi." Undated sketch by Jean-Baptiste-Francois Bosio (1764-1827).

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