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||1675 – Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) | ||1675 – Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) | ||
||René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (b. 28 February 1683) was a French entomologist and writer who contributed to many different fields, especially the study of insects. He introduced the Réaumur temperature scale. | |||
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1533: Philosopher and author Michel de Montaigne born. He will be one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.
1552: Clockmaker and mathematician Jost Bürgi born. He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.
1691: Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to rewrite existing manuscripts using satirical premises.
1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.
1919: New class of Crimes against mathematical constants "exploit vulnerabilities in Leap Year algorithms."
1944: Der Reichsspritzenmeister develops new drug to stimulate crimes against mathematical constants.