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unusual facts about Veblen–Young theorem


John Wesley Young

John Wesley Young (November 17, 1879, Columbus, Ohio, to February 17, 1932, Hanover, New Hampshire) was an American mathematician who, with Oswald Veblen, introduced the axioms of projective geometry, coauthored a 2-volume work on them, and proved the Veblen–Young theorem.


Fairmount and Veblen Railway

The line was extended southward the following year, from Veblen to Roslyn, and then eastward to Grenville.

The railroad was established in 1913 with the help and financial backing of Julius Rosholt, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and that year constructed trackage from Fairmount, North Dakota southward into South Dakota to Rosholt, then westward to Claire City and Veblen.

Talley's Folly

Apparently, she had been encouraging the students to read Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class in addition to the Methodist reader.

Veblen

Oswald Veblen (1880–1960), American mathematician (Thorstein Veblen's nephew)

Veblen, South Dakota, city in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States

Veblen, South Dakota

Sioux country singer and actor Floyd Red Crow Westerman is buried here at Saint Matthew's Catholic Cemetery.


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