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File:John Arbuthnot.jpg|link=John Arbuthnot (nonfiction)|1691: Physician, satirist, and polymath [[John Arbuthnot (nonfiction)|John Arbuthnot]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to rewrite existing manuscripts using satirical premises. | File:John Arbuthnot.jpg|link=John Arbuthnot (nonfiction)|1691: Physician, satirist, and polymath [[John Arbuthnot (nonfiction)|John Arbuthnot]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to rewrite existing manuscripts using satirical premises. | ||
||Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (28 February 1735 | |||
||Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (b. 28 February 1735) was a French mathematician, musician and chemist who worked with Bézout and Lavoisier; his name is now principally associated with determinant theory in mathematics. | |||
||Willem Jacob 's Gravesande (d. 28 February 1742) was a Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher, chiefly remembered for developing experimental demonstrations of the laws of classical mechanics. As professor of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy at Leiden University, he helped to propagate Isaac Newton's ideas in Continental Europe. | |||
||1844 – A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members. | |||
File:Linus Pauling.jpg|link=Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator [[Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|Linus Pauling]] born. | File:Linus Pauling.jpg|link=Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator [[Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|Linus Pauling]] born. | ||
File:Exponential-growth-diagram.svg|link=Crimes against mathematical constants|1919: New class of [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] "exploit vulnerabilities in Leap Year algorithms." | File:Exponential-growth-diagram.svg|link=Crimes against mathematical constants|1919: New class of [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] "exploit vulnerabilities in Leap Year algorithms." | ||
File:Der Reichsspritzenmeister.jpg|link=Der Reichsspritzenmeister|1944: [[Der Reichsspritzenmeister]] develops new drug to stimulate [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Der Reichsspritzenmeister.jpg|link=Der Reichsspritzenmeister|1944: [[Der Reichsspritzenmeister]] develops new drug to stimulate [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:10, 21 November 2017
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.