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||1733 – Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Italian priest, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1667) | ||1733 – Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Italian priest, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1667) | ||
||Charles Mason (d. 25 October 1786) was an English astronomer who made significant contributions to 18th-century science and American history, particularly through his involvement with the survey of the Mason–Dixon line | |||
||Samuel Heinrich Schwabe (b. 25 October 1789) a German astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots. | ||Samuel Heinrich Schwabe (b. 25 October 1789) a German astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots. | ||
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1647: Physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli dies. He invented the barometer, made advances in optics, and worked on the method of indivisibles.
1927: Writer and alleged troll Culvert Origenes received Pulitzer Prize for his essay on Alice Beta's contributions to Gnomon algorithm theory.
1928: Computer scientist, astronomer, and academic Peter Naur born. He will contribute to the design, structure, and performance of computer programs and algorithms.
1962: Mathematician and crime-fighter Alfred Tarski publishes new theory of metamathematical analysis which quickly finds applications in the detection and prevention of crimes against mathematical constants.