Almanac: The infinity symbol. December 3, 2017 / 9:17 AM EST / CBS News And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: December 3, 1616, 401 years ago today -- a ...

There are some things that we use every day without realising that someone created them. Take mathematical symbols. “+” was first introduced by Nicole Oresme in 1360, “×” by William ...

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Kent has a long history with the infinity symbol. Mathematician John Wallis, who was born in Ashford in 1616, is credited with its creation in 1655.

A twisted ring of gas, one that stretches more than 600 light-years across the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, has been discovered by astronomers using a powerful infrared space telescope. The ...

Kent has a long history with the infinity symbol. Mathematician John Wallis, who was born in Ashford in 1616, is credited with its creation in 1655.