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File:Johannes Stöffler.jpg|link=Johannes Stöffler (nonfiction)|1517: Mathematician [[Johannes Stöffler (nonfiction)|Johannes Stöffler]] discovers new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | File:Johannes Stöffler.jpg|link=Johannes Stöffler (nonfiction)|1517: Mathematician [[Johannes Stöffler (nonfiction)|Johannes Stöffler]] discovers new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | ||
File:Emilie Chatelet portrait by Latour.jpg|link=Émilie du Châtelet (nonfiction)|1732: Mathematician and physicist [[Émilie du Châtelet (nonfiction)|Émilie du Châtelet]] discovers previously unknown class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Emilie Chatelet portrait by Latour.jpg|link=Émilie du Châtelet (nonfiction)|1732: Mathematician and physicist [[Émilie du Châtelet (nonfiction)|Émilie du Châtelet]] discovers previously unknown class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
File:Nathaniel Bowditch.jpg|link=Nathaniel Bowditch (nonfiction)|1838: American captain and mathematician [[Nathaniel Bowditch (nonfiction)|Nathaniel Bowditch]] dies. He was a founder of modern maritime navigation; his book ''The New American Practical Navigator'', first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel. | |||
File:Wilhelm Bauer.gif|link=Wilhelm Bauer (nonfiction)|1859: Inventor and engineer [[Wilhelm Bauer (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Bauer]] retrofits [[Submarine (nonfiction)|submarine]] with underwater [[scrying engine]]. | File:Wilhelm Bauer.gif|link=Wilhelm Bauer (nonfiction)|1859: Inventor and engineer [[Wilhelm Bauer (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Bauer]] retrofits [[Submarine (nonfiction)|submarine]] with underwater [[scrying engine]]. | ||
File:Septins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.jpg|link=Transdimensional prison|1911: [[Transdimensional prison|''Saccharomyces Cerevisiae'' Prison]] unable to contain supervillain [[Forbidden Ratio]]. | File:Septins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.jpg|link=Transdimensional prison|1911: [[Transdimensional prison|''Saccharomyces Cerevisiae'' Prison]] unable to contain supervillain [[Forbidden Ratio]]. | ||
File:Palomares H-Bomb Incident.jpg|link=1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966: After-effects of [[1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966 Palomares B-52 crash]] reveal new class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Palomares H-Bomb Incident.jpg|link=1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966: After-effects of [[1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966 Palomares B-52 crash]] reveal new class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:06, 12 February 2017
1517: Mathematician Johannes Stöffler discovers new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1732: Mathematician and physicist Émilie du Châtelet discovers previously unknown class of crimes against mathematical constants.
1838: American captain and mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch dies. He was a founder of modern maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel.
1859: Inventor and engineer Wilhelm Bauer retrofits submarine with underwater scrying engine.
1911: Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Prison unable to contain supervillain Forbidden Ratio.
1966: After-effects of 1966 Palomares B-52 crash reveal new class of crimes against mathematical constants.