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1081: Celebrated jurist and monk Lanfranc invents new type of scrying engine.
1592: Mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and priest Pierre Gassendi born. He will clash with his contemporary Descartes on the possibility of certain knowledge.
1953: The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho used to power experimental scrying engine.
1957: The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
1967: Lex Luthor joins Tunguska Event Preservation Society.
1967: Performance artist and crime-fighter Brion Gysin uses hand-held scrying engine to stop theft of the Hamangia figurines.
1968: Tunguska Event Preservation Society accepts Lex Luthor's application for membership.

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 File:Lanfranc circa 1100.jpg|link=Lanfranc (nonfiction)|1081: Celebrated jurist and monk [[Lanfranc (nonfiction)|Lanfranc]] invents new type of [[scrying engine]].
+File:Pierre Gassendi.jpg|link=Pierre Gassendi (nonfiction)|1592: Mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and priest [[Pierre Gassendi (nonfiction)|Pierre Gassendi]] born. He will clash with his contemporary Descartes on the possibility of certain knowledge.
 File:EBR-I powers four light bulbs.jpg|link=Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|1953: The [[Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|EBR-1]] in Arco, Idaho used to power experimental [[scrying engine]].
 File:George Metesky.jpg|link=George Metesky (nonfiction)|1957: The New York City "Mad Bomber", [[George Metesky (nonfiction)|George P. Metesky]], is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.