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  Bernoulli Daniel Bernoulli was born in Feb. 8   1700. He investigated not only  mathematics  but also such fields as  medicine , biology,   mechanics ,  physics and astronomy.  Bernoulli’s theorem , which he derived, is named after him. HE   was the second son of  Johann Bernoulli , who first taught him mathematics. Bernoulli’s father   was a qualified medical doctor and brilliant mathematician, one of the first to master and expand the new mathematics of calculus.   Bernoulli studied   philosophy, logic, and medicine at the universities of Heidelberg, Strasbourg, and Basel, he received an M.D. degree (1721).                                          In 1723 Bernoulli moved to Venice, Italy to learn practical medicine. He visited patients and worked in hospitals alongside doctors. He also spent time at the opera, theater, and fancy-dress parties.However, he could not abandon his love of mathematics , particularly applied mathematics. He was eager to unravel secrets of the