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1546: Astronomer Tycho Brahe born. He will make observations some five times more accurate than the best available observations at the time.
1560: Didacus automaton announces world tour, plans to "travel the seven seas and visit the furthest lands."
1782: The Montgolfier brothers' first balloon lifts off on its first test flight. Shown here: first public flight (June 4, 1783).
1922: Physicist and educator Nikolay Basov born. He will do fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics.
1940: Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
1974: Lex Luthor announces new initiative to fight crimes against mathematical constants.
1977: Crimes against mathematical constants on the rise, according to Lex Luthor.
1978: Scrimshaw abuse blamed for new class of crimes against mathematical constants.

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 File:Didacus automaton profile.jpg|link=Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|1560: [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] announces world tour, plans to "travel the seven seas and visit the furthest lands."
 File:Montgolfier first public balloon flight.jpg|link=Montgolfier brothers (nonfiction)|1782: The [[Montgolfier brothers (nonfiction)|Montgolfier brothers]]' first balloon lifts off on its first test flight.  Shown here: first public flight (June 4, 1783).
+File:Nikolay Basov.jpg|link=Nikolay Basov (nonfiction)|1922: Physicist and educator [[Nikolay Basov (nonfiction)|Nikolay Basov]] born. He will do fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics.
 File:Plutonium pellet.jpg|link=Plutonium (nonfiction)|1940: [[Plutonium (nonfiction)|Plutonium]] (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
 File:Lex Luthor Action Comics 23.png|link=Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|1974: [[Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|Lex Luthor]] announces new initiative to fight [[crimes against mathematical constants]].