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Fiction is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones.
On This Day in History: July 5
1687: Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"). Principia states Newton's laws of motion, forming the foundation of classical mechanics; Newton's law of universal gravitation; and a derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion (which Kepler first obtained empirically).
1833: Inventor Nicéphore Niépce dies. He invented heliography, a technique which he used to create the world's oldest surviving product of a photographic process.
1942: Mathematician Oskar Bolza dies. He is known for his research in the calculus of variations; his work on variations for an integral problem involving inequalities later became important in control theory.
2009: Discovery of the Staffordshire hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of more than 1,500 items found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Dramatis Personae
The Flying Diner
2017: The Custodian 2
Albert Einstein and Alice Beta develop new technology for predicting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants
Havelock and Nikola Tesla conduct research into electrical field modulation and data transmission
Baron Zersetzung and The Eel fight in a gambling den
The Eel and Radium Jane engage in epic arm-wrestling match to determine outcome of wager
Gnomon Chronicles: Red Eyes Fighting
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For DC comics:
Rafael Volante (original character for the DC Comics universe)
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