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||Johann Baptist Homann (b. 20 March 1664) was a German geographer and cartographer, who also made maps of the Americas. | ||Johann Baptist Homann (b. 20 March 1664) was a German geographer and cartographer, who also made maps of the Americas. | ||
||Erhard Weigel (d. March 20, 1699) was a German mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He will work to make science more widely accessible to the public. Pic. | |||
File:Sir Isaac Newton by Sir Godfrey Kneller.jpg|link=Isaac Newton (nonfiction)|1726/27: [[Isaac Newton (nonfiction)|Isaac Newton]] dies. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. | File:Sir Isaac Newton by Sir Godfrey Kneller.jpg|link=Isaac Newton (nonfiction)|1726/27: [[Isaac Newton (nonfiction)|Isaac Newton]] dies. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. | ||
||Torbern Olaf (Olof) Bergman | ||Torbern Olaf (Olof) Bergman (b. 20 March 1735) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist noted for his 1775 Dissertation on Elective Attractions, containing the largest chemical affinity tables ever published. Bergman was the first chemist to use the A, B, C, etc., system of notation for chemical species. | ||
||Martin(us) van Marum (b. 20 March 1750) was a Dutch physician, inventor, scientist and teacher, who studied medicine and philosophy in Groningen. Van Marum introduced modern chemistry in the Netherlands after the theories of Lavoisier, and several scientific applications for general use. He became famous for his demonstrations with instruments, most notable the Large electricity machine, to show statical electricity and chemical experiments while curator for the Teylers Museum. | ||Martin(us) van Marum (b. 20 March 1750) was a Dutch physician, inventor, scientist and teacher, who studied medicine and philosophy in Groningen. Van Marum introduced modern chemistry in the Netherlands after the theories of Lavoisier, and several scientific applications for general use. He became famous for his demonstrations with instruments, most notable the Large electricity machine, to show statical electricity and chemical experiments while curator for the Teylers Museum. | ||
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1726/27: Isaac Newton dies. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.
1877: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder systematizes various systems of formal logic in a successful effort to prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1878: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer dies. In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature. His achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat was attributed to James Joule in the following year.
1914: Jazz drummer and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein develops a new drum fill which anticipates his general theory of relativity.
1915: Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
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1961: Early rough draft of Game of Chance unexpectedly reveals "at least fifty kilobytes" of encrypted data.
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1962: Sociologist and author C. Wright Mills dies. He was published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.
2017: Ursa Nano is declared Picture of the Day.