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File:Jean Charles Borda.jpg|link=Jean-Charles de Borda (nonfiction)|1733: Mathematician, physicist, and sailor [[Jean-Charles de Borda (nonfiction)|Jean-Charles de Borda]] born. He will contribute to the development of the metric system, constructing a platinum standard meter, the basis of metric distance measurement. | File:Jean Charles Borda.jpg|link=Jean-Charles de Borda (nonfiction)|1733: Mathematician, physicist, and sailor [[Jean-Charles de Borda (nonfiction)|Jean-Charles de Borda]] born. He will contribute to the development of the metric system, constructing a platinum standard meter, the basis of metric distance measurement. | ||
File:USS Cairo.jpg|link=USS Cairo (nonfiction)|1860: [[USS Cairo (nonfiction)|USS Cairo]] retrofitted with military [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | File:USS Cairo.jpg|link=USS Cairo (nonfiction)|1860: [[USS Cairo (nonfiction)|USS Cairo]] retrofitted with military [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] for use in fighting [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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500BC: Achilles and Ajax play dice to determine who will attend the Lucky Spasm Dice Academy.
1677: Mathematician and theologian Isaac Barrow dies. He played an early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus.
1733: Mathematician, physicist, and sailor Jean-Charles de Borda born. He will contribute to the development of the metric system, constructing a platinum standard meter, the basis of metric distance measurement.
1860: USS Cairo retrofitted with military Gnomon algorithm functions for use in fighting crimes against mathematical constants.