{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Maria Agnesi: Calculus Pioneer and Charity Leader","description":"This episode of Math! Science! History! uncovers the true story of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, the 18th-century mathematician mislabeled the &quot;Witch of Agnesi.&quot; In this episode I explore her groundbreaking textbook, the social pressures she faced, and her later life of charity. Episode Overview Visit Milan\u2019s intellectual salons where young Agnesi dazzled as a polyglot prodigy, only to channel her brilliance into Instituzioni analitiche, a pioneering calculus textbook for Italian youth. Discover how she rejected fame for charity, leading a hospital for the poor and dying among those she served, showing that her legacy was teaching and compassion, not witchcraft. Three Things Listeners Will Learn  Agnesi\u2019s \u201cWitch\u201d curve was a mistranslation of versiera; her real impact was systematizing calculus for students. Despite family ambitions and societal constraints, she authored the first advanced math text by a woman, aided by mentors like Rampinelli. In her later years, she ran a Milan hospital and chose to be close to the women she cared after.   \ud83d\udd17  Explore more on our website: https:\/\/www.MathScienceHistory.com   \ud83d\udcda  To buy my book&amp;nbsp;Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life&amp;nbsp;on Amazon, visit&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/a.co\/d\/g3OuP9h  \ud83c\udfa7  Enjoying the Podcast?  \u2615  Support the Show: Coffee!!  PayPal  Leave a review!  It helps more people discover the show! Share this episode with friends &amp;amp; fellow history buffs! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform  Check out our merch:  https:\/\/www.mathsciencehistory.com\/the-store  Music:  All music is public domain and has no Copyright and no rights reserved. Selections from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers  Little Prelude for the Luth  -  by&amp;nbsp;Laurent Buczek&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;Pixabay  The Venture by   aidanpinsent&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;Pixabay  Unconditional by   aidanpinsent&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;Pixabay  Until next time, carpe diem! ","author_name":"Math! Science! History!","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mathsciencehistory.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40539315\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/006ac2\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199854065"}