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In which field, besides nursing, was Florence Nightingale a pioneer?

Question #148678. Asked by sally0malley.
Last updated Oct 28 2021.
Originally posted Oct 28 2021 9:55 PM.

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In addition to nursing, Florence Nightingale was also a pioneer in statistical graphics. She is credited with developing the polar area diagram which is similar to a pie chart but has wedges of equal angles that have different lengths from the center of the circle.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale#Statistics_and_sanitary_reform
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart#Polar_area_diagram

Oct 28 2021, 10:14 PM
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