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This is a timeline of women in mathematics.

Timeline

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Classical Age

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18th Century

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  • 1748: Italian mathematician Maria Agnesi published the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus, called Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventù italiana.[3][4]
  • 1759: French mathematician Émilie du Châtelet's translation and commentary on Isaac Newton’s work Principia Mathematica was published posthumously; it is still considered the standard French translation.[5]
  • c. 1787 – 1797: Self-taught Chinese astronomer Wang Zhenyi published at least twelve books and multiple articles on astronomy and mathematics.[6]

19th Century

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20th Century

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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21st Century

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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See also

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References

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