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||1437: In what is now modern-day Seoul, a new star appeared in the sky, seemingly out of nowhere. The newcomer shone for 14 days before fading into the darkness. Korean astronomers noted the mysterious star and its brief stint in the sky in their records.  
||1437: In what is now modern-day Seoul, a new star appeared in the sky, seemingly out of nowhere. The newcomer shone for 14 days before fading into the darkness. Korean astronomers noted the mysterious star and its brief stint in the sky in their records.  


||1636: Christoph Grienberger dies ... Jesuit astronomer, after whom the crater Gruemberger on the Moon is named. Pic.
||1636: Christoph Grienberger dies ... Jesuit astronomer, after whom the crater Gruemberger on the Moon is named. Pic: book cover.


File:Urbain Le Verrier.jpg|link=Urbain Le Verrier (nonfiction)|1811: Mathematician and astronomer [[Urbain Le Verrier (nonfiction)|Urbain Le Verrier]] born.  He  will predict the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics, an event which will be widely regarded as one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science.
File:Urbain Le Verrier.jpg|link=Urbain Le Verrier (nonfiction)|1811: Mathematician and astronomer [[Urbain Le Verrier (nonfiction)|Urbain Le Verrier]] born.  He  will predict the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics, an event which will be widely regarded as one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science.
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||1812: Philip James de Loutherbourg dies ... painter who became known for his large naval works, his elaborate set designs for London theatres, and his invention of a mechanical theatre called the "Eidophusikon". Pic.
||1812: Philip James de Loutherbourg dies ... painter who became known for his large naval works, his elaborate set designs for London theatres, and his invention of a mechanical theatre called the "Eidophusikon". Pic.


||1818: Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville born.
||1818: Chemist and academic Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville born. Pic.


File:William Blake by John Flaxman c1804.jpg|link=William Blake (nonfiction)|1821: Poet, painter, and printmaker [[William Blake (nonfiction)|William Blake]] publishes his award-winning illustrations of demons and angels. A generation later, mathematicians will discover hidden clues to imminent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
File:William Blake by John Flaxman c1804.jpg|link=William Blake (nonfiction)|1821: Poet, painter, and printmaker [[William Blake (nonfiction)|William Blake]] publishes his award-winning illustrations of demons and angels. A generation later, mathematicians will discover hidden clues to imminent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
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File:Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus|1823: Publication of ''[[Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus]]'' causes widespread debate about the role of private citizens in fighting [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
File:Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus|1823: Publication of ''[[Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus]]'' causes widespread debate about the role of private citizens in fighting [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1853: Salvatore Pincherle born ... mathematician. He contributed significantly to (and arguably helped to found) the field of functional analysis, established the Italian Mathematical Union (Italian: "Unione Matematica Italiana"), and was president of the Third International Congress of Mathematicians. The Pincherle derivative is named after him.
||1853: Salvatore Pincherle born ... mathematician. He contributed significantly to (and arguably helped to found) the field of functional analysis, established the Italian Mathematical Union (Italian: "Unione Matematica Italiana"), and was president of the Third International Congress of Mathematicians. The Pincherle derivative is named after him. Pic.


||1870: Louis Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Bachelier born ... mathematician at the turn of the 20th century. He is credited with being the first person to model the stochastic process now called Brownian motion, as part of his PhD thesis The Theory of Speculation. Pic.
||1870: Louis Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Bachelier born ... mathematician at the turn of the 20th century. He is credited with being the first person to model the stochastic process now called Brownian motion, as part of his PhD thesis The Theory of Speculation. Pic.

Revision as of 20:40, 27 February 2019

  • 1811: Mathematician and astronomer Urbain Le Verrier born. He will predict the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics, an event which will be widely regarded as one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science.

    1811: Mathematician and astronomer Urbain Le Verrier born. He will predict the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics, an event which will be widely regarded as one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science.

  • 1821: Poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake publishes his award-winning illustrations of demons and angels. A generation later, mathematicians will discover hidden clues to imminent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1821: Poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake publishes his award-winning illustrations of demons and angels. A generation later, mathematicians will discover hidden clues to imminent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1822: Mathematician, economist, and academic Joseph Louis François Bertrand born. He will work in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics.

    1822: Mathematician, economist, and academic Joseph Louis François Bertrand born. He will work in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics.

  • 1823: Publication of Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus causes widespread debate about the role of private citizens in fighting crimes against mathematical constants.

    1823: Publication of Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus causes widespread debate about the role of private citizens in fighting crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1880: American eugenicist and sociologist Harry H. Laughlin born. He will be the Superintendent of the Eugenics Record Office from its inception in 1910 to its closing in 1939, and among the most active individuals in influencing American eugenics policy, especially compulsory sterilization legislation.

    1880: American eugenicist and sociologist Harry H. Laughlin born. He will be the Superintendent of the Eugenics Record Office from its inception in 1910 to its closing in 1939, and among the most active individuals in influencing American eugenics policy, especially compulsory sterilization legislation.

  • 1971: Inventor Philo Farnsworth dies. He made many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television.

    1971: Inventor Philo Farnsworth dies. He made many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television.

  • 1996: Engineer and inventor Charles William Oatley dies. He developed of one of the first commercial scanning electron microscopes.

    1996: Engineer and inventor Charles William Oatley dies. He developed of one of the first commercial scanning electron microscopes.

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    2002: Inventor and engineer Rudolf Hell dies. He invented the Hellschreiber teleprinter system.

  • 2018: Signed first edition of Red Spiral stolen The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, during a stealthy overnight heist allegedly masterminded by the Forbidden Ratio gang.

    2018: Signed first edition of Red Spiral stolen The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, during a stealthy overnight heist allegedly masterminded by the Forbidden Ratio gang.

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