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Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction).
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• ... that mathematician and theorist Alexander Grothendieck (28 March 1928 – 13 November 2014) was the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry?
On This Day in History and Fiction: November 13
1841: Surgeon and gentleman scientist James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.
1969: Actor Gerard Butler born.
2014: Mathematician and theorist Alexander Grothendieck dies. He was the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.
2017: Action-adventure film London Has Swollen opens to rave reviews.
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