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||1682: Roger Cotes born ... mathematician and astronomer. | ||1682: Roger Cotes born ... mathematician and astronomer. Pic (bust). | ||
||1788: Mathematician Christian Ludwig Gerling born ... He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published. | ||1788: Mathematician Christian Ludwig Gerling born ... He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published. Pic. | ||
||1821: Carl Culmann born ... structural engineer. Pic. | ||1821: Carl Culmann born ... structural engineer. Pic. | ||
||1832: Alvan Graham Clark, American astronomer born ... astronomer and telescope-maker. | ||1832: Alvan Graham Clark, American astronomer born ... astronomer and telescope-maker. Pic (cool tech). | ||
||1851: Louis Daguerre dies ... photographer and physicist, invented the daguerreotype. | ||1851: Louis Daguerre dies ... photographer and physicist, invented the daguerreotype. | ||
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||1997: In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. | ||1997: In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. | ||
||2008: Yoji Totsuka dies ... physicist. | ||2008: Yoji Totsuka dies ... physicist. Pic. | ||
File:Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research.jpg|link=Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research|2017: Signed first edition of ''[[Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research]]'' sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research.jpg|link=Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research|2017: Signed first edition of ''[[Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research]]'' sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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1856: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla born. He will make pioneering contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
1938: Mathematician and theorist Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn uses combinatorics, logic, and Gnomon algorithm techniques to detect and reverse crimes against mathematical constants.
1962: Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
2017: Signed first edition of Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of crimes against mathematical constants.
2018: Signed first edition of Golden Spiral is stolen from the Walker Art Museum in New Minneapolis, Canada by criminal artificial intelligence Gnotilus.