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Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones.

On This Day in History: June 1

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  1633: Astronomer and academic Geminiano Montanari born. He will make the observation that Algol in the constellation of Perseus varies in brightness.

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  1849: Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.

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  1867: Mathematician Karl Georg Christian von Staudt dies. He used synthetic geometry to provide a foundation for arithmetic.

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  1895: Havelock and Herman Hollerith announce plan to collaborate on new data exchange protocol.

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  1890: The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.

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  1944: First successful run of the improved Colossus Mark 2 computer], just in time for the Normandy landings on D-Day. Colossus Mark 2 used shift registers to quintuple the processing speed.

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I Ching reading for June 28, 2019

The present is embodied in Hexagram 11 - T'ai (Peace): We see the lesser gone and greatness come upon us. There will be good fortune, with progress and success.

The second line, undivided, shows one who can bear with the uncultivated, cross the Ho without a boat, not forget the distant, and have no selfish friendships. Thus does he prove himself acting in accordance with the course of the due Mean.

The situation is evolving slowly, and Yin (the passive feminine force) is gaining ground.

The future is embodied in Hexagram 36 - Ming I (Darkening of the Light): It will be advantageous to realize the difficulty of the position, and maintain firm correctness.

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