Definition. A vector field on two (or three) dimensional space is a function that assigns to each point (or) a two (or three dimensional) vector given by (or). That may not make a lot of sense, but most people do know what a vector field is, or at least theyâve seen a sketch of a vector field.
Montesquieu and Rousseau were two of the philosophes during the Enlightenment that had a profound impact on Europe and the world. Although they came from different backgrounds, one a nobleman, the other a commoner, both were dissatisfied with the French kings' rule.
After [Thales, etc.] Pythagoras transformed the study of geometry into a liberal education, examining the principles of the science from the beginning and probing the theorems in an immaterial and intellectual manner: he it was who discovered the theory of irrational and the construction of the cosmic figures.