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||1910: Charles Pisot born ... mathematician. He is chiefly recognized as one of the primary investigators of the numerical set associated with his name, the Pisot–Vijayaraghavan numbers. Pic: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/PictDisplay/Pisot.html
||1910: Charles Pisot born ... mathematician. He is chiefly recognized as one of the primary investigators of the numerical set associated with his name, the Pisot–Vijayaraghavan numbers. Pic: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/PictDisplay/Pisot.html
File:Arthur Stanley Eddington.jpg|link=Arthur Eddington (nonfiction)|1911: Astronomer, physicist, and mathematician [[Arthur Eddington (nonfiction)|Arthur Eddington]] builds new type of [[scrying engine]] which detects and prevents [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1921: Vitold Belevitch born ... mathematician and electrical engineer of Russian origin who produced some important work in the field of electrical network theory. Pic.
||1921: Vitold Belevitch born ... mathematician and electrical engineer of Russian origin who produced some important work in the field of electrical network theory. Pic.

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  • 1453: Doctor, astronomer, and astrologer Johannes Engel born. He will publish numerous almanacs, planetary tables, and calendars.

    1453: Doctor, astronomer, and astrologer Johannes Engel born. He will publish numerous almanacs, planetary tables, and calendars.

  • 1478: Artist, inventor, and crime-fighter Leonardo da Vinci writes a letter to Johannes Engel, suggesting the need for an almanac of crimes against astronomical constants.

    1478: Artist, inventor, and crime-fighter Leonardo da Vinci writes a letter to Johannes Engel, suggesting the need for an almanac of crimes against astronomical constants.

  • 1729: Astronomer and philosopher Francesco Bianchini dies. Bianchini was secretary of the Papal commission for the reform of the calendar, working on the method to calculate the astronomically correct date for Easter in a given year.

    1729: Astronomer and philosopher Francesco Bianchini dies. Bianchini was secretary of the Papal commission for the reform of the calendar, working on the method to calculate the astronomically correct date for Easter in a given year.

  • 1791: Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore telegraph machine in Paris.

    1791: Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore telegraph machine in Paris.

  • 1904: Children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel born. Geisel will write and illustrate more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss , includubg many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death in 1991.

    1904: Children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel born. Geisel will write and illustrate more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss , includubg many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death in 1991.

  • 1972: The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.

    1972: The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.

  • 1997: Mathematician Jordan Carson Mark dies. He oversaw the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s.

    1997: Mathematician Jordan Carson Mark dies. He oversaw the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s.

  • 2017: Famed gem detective Niles Cartouchian captures supervillain Fugitive Rubies.

    2017: Famed gem detective Niles Cartouchian captures supervillain Fugitive Rubies.

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