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Yozhik
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And you could write your report in French!
Why French? Why not Polish, Manya Sklodowska's native language?
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Miro
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Barely. You can do sketchy science without mathematics, but if you want rigorous science, you need mathematics. And thats been true since the 1400's.
Paul, I would suggest you look into Michael Faraday. He is as well known for his lack of mathematical ability as he is for his numerous experiments and discoveries.

Wikipedia article on Michael Faraday
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I finally wrote it. Can't say I'm incredibly proud of it but I thought it was a fun idea, and it didn't come out to terribly.

Here it is (Word document).

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