Juno, Cronus, Rhea, Jupiter, cuckoo, Sophie, Germain, calculus, elasticity, Gauss



Juno, Cronus, Rhea, Jupiter, cuckoo, Sophie, Germain, calculus, elasticity, Gauss
Act IV - Scene III
Germain as Juno is Seduced by Jupiter Disguised as a Cuckoo

THE MYTH
Juno was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and half brother to Jupiter. He courted her, at first unsuccessfully. She took pity on him only when he adopted the disguise of a bedraggled cuckoo and she tenderly warmed him in her bosom, where he at once resumed his true shape and ravished her so that she was thralled into marrying him.

THE MATH

Sophie Germain (1776-1831)
The Frenchwoman Sophie Germain was one of the founders of modern applied mathematics. She rose to fame in 1816 for a paper on calculus of variations applied to the theory of elasticity. She constantly met with derision and dismissal because of her sex. Gauss helped her publish, realize her fame, and achieve her genius.

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Juno, Cronus, Rhea, Jupiter, cuckoo, Sophie, Germain, calculus, elasticity, Gauss