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||1545: Guidobaldo del Monte born ... mathematician, philosopher and astronomer. Pic. | ||1545: Guidobaldo del Monte born ... mathematician, philosopher and astronomer. Pic. | ||
File:English Lottery 1566 Scroll.jpg|link=Lottery (nonfiction)|1569: First recorded [[Lottery (nonfiction)|lottery]] in England. | File:English Lottery 1566 Scroll.jpg|link=Lottery (nonfiction)|1569: First recorded [[Lottery (nonfiction)|lottery]] in England. | ||
File:Niels Steensen.png|link=Niels Steensen (nonfiction)|1638: Scientist and bishop [[Niels Steensen (nonfiction)|Niels Steensen]] born. He will question explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground. | File:Niels Steensen.png|link=Niels Steensen (nonfiction)|1638: Scientist and bishop [[Niels Steensen (nonfiction)|Niels Steensen]] born. He will question explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground. | ||
||1707: Vincenzo Riccati born ... mathematician and physicist. He was the brother of Giordano Riccati, and the second son of Jacopo Riccati. Riccati's main research continued the work of his father in mathematical analysis, especially in the fields of the differential equations and physics. Pic. | ||1707: Vincenzo Riccati born ... mathematician and physicist. He was the brother of Giordano Riccati, and the second son of Jacopo Riccati. Riccati's main research continued the work of his father in mathematical analysis, especially in the fields of the differential equations and physics. Pic. | ||
||1757: Louis Bertrand Castel dies ... mathematician and philosopher. Pics: misc. | ||1757: Louis Bertrand Castel dies ... mathematician and philosopher. Pics: misc. |
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1502: Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic Pedro Nunes born. He will be one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, known for his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.
1569: First recorded lottery in England.
1638: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen born. He will question explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.
1757: engineer and naval architect Samuel Bentham born. He will design the first Panopticon.
1934: Computer scientist Tony Hoare born. He will go on to invent the quicksort algorithm, and make other contributions to computer science.
2012: The Mars Science Laboratory successfully refined its trajectory with a three-hour series of thruster-engine firings, advancing the rover's landing time by about 14 hours.
2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Mars Science Laboratory successfully refining its trajectory with a three-hour series of thruster-engine firings, advancing the rover's landing time by about 14 hours.