Niels henrik abel contributions to mathematics
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Where was niels henrik abel born
Niels Henrik Abel was born to a Lutheran minister in Finnoy, Norway, on August 5, 1802. His family, which moved to Gjerstad shortly after his birth, was poor, but somehow they managed to support seven children. His early education came at home and at the age of 13, he was admitted to the Cathedral School in Oslo. The school had recently lost most of its teachers to the new University of Oslo and was staffed with inexperienced and incompetent instructors. Under these circumstances, Abel's performance was rather unimpressive. How