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[[File:Components of a Nomogram.png|thumb|175px|link=Nomogram (nonfiction)|A '''nomogram''' (from Greek νόμος ''nomos'', "law" and γραμμή ''grammē'', "line"), also called a '''nomograph''', '''alignment chart''' or '''abaque''', is a graphical calculating device, a two-dimensional diagram designed to allow the approximate graphical computation of a [[Function (nonfiction)|mathematical function]].]] | [[File:Components of a Nomogram.png|thumb|175px|link=Nomogram (nonfiction)|A '''nomogram''' (from Greek νόμος ''nomos'', "law" and γραμμή ''grammē'', "line"), also called a '''nomograph''', '''alignment chart''' or '''abaque''', is a graphical calculating device, a two-dimensional diagram designed to allow the approximate graphical computation of a [[Function (nonfiction)|mathematical function]].]] | ||
• ... that engineer and mathematician [[Philbert Maurice d’Ocagne (nonfiction)|Philbert Maurice d'Ocagne]] invented the [[Nomogram (nonfiction)| | • ... that engineer and mathematician [[Philbert Maurice d’Ocagne (nonfiction)|Philbert Maurice d'Ocagne]] invented the [[Nomogram (nonfiction)|nomograph]], a chart for the computation of algebraic equations? | ||
• ... that physician and researcher [[Alice Hamilton (nonfiction)|Alice Hamilton]] was a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer of industrial toxicology; and that Hamilton was also a social-welfare reformer, humanitarian, peace activist, and a resident-volunteer at Hull House in Chicago? | • ... that physician and researcher [[Alice Hamilton (nonfiction)|Alice Hamilton]] was a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer of industrial toxicology; and that Hamilton was also a social-welfare reformer, humanitarian, peace activist, and a resident-volunteer at Hull House in Chicago? | ||
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• ... that engineer and mathematician Philbert Maurice d'Ocagne invented the nomograph, a chart for the computation of algebraic equations?
• ... that physician and researcher Alice Hamilton was a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer of industrial toxicology; and that Hamilton was also a social-welfare reformer, humanitarian, peace activist, and a resident-volunteer at Hull House in Chicago?
• ... that mathematician Shoshichi Kobayashi studied Riemannian and complex manifolds, transformation groups of geometric structures, and Lie algebras?
• ... that Dennis Paulson of Mars trained for his historic reality television show by reviewing data from the 2015 MAVEN probe concerning the deterioration of Mars’ atmosphere due to solar storms — a loss of atmosphere to space which likely played a key role in Mars' gradual shift from its carbon dioxide-dominated atmosphere to the cold, arid planet seen today?