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|File:Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.jpg|link=Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (nonfiction)|923: Astronomer [[Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (nonfiction)|Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] to power new form of [[scrying engine]].
File:Theodor de Bry self portrait 1597.jpg|1598: Engraver, goldsmith, and publisher '''[[Theodor de Bry (nonfiction)|Theodor de Bry]]''' dies. de Bry gained fame for his depictions of early European expeditions.  Although de Bry never visited the Americas, most of his books are based on first-hand observations by explorers.  


File:Wilhelm Röntgen.jpg|link=Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|1845: Engineer and physicist [[Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Röntgen]] born.  He will win the first Nobel Prize in Physics, for the discovery of X-rays.
File:Wilhelm Röntgen.jpg|link=Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|1845: Engineer and physicist '''[[Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Röntgen]]''' born.  He will win the first Nobel Prize in Physics, for the discovery of X-rays.


File:James Dewar.jpg|link=James Dewar (nonfiction)|1823: Chemist and physicist [[James Dewar (nonfiction)|James Dewar]] dies. He invented the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases.
File:James Dewar.jpg|link=James Dewar (nonfiction)|1923: Chemist and physicist '''[[James Dewar (nonfiction)|James Dewar]]''' dies. He invented the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases.


File:Edmund Husserl 1910s.jpg|link=Edmund Husserl (nonfiction)|1938: Mathematician and philosopher [[Edmund Husserl (nonfiction)|Edmund Husserl]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] based on transcendental consciousness as the limit of all possible knowledge.
File:Carl Gottfried Neumann.jpg|link=Carl Gottfried Neumann (nonfiction)|1925: Mathematician '''[[Carl Gottfried Neumann (nonfiction)|Carl Gottfried Neumann]]''' dies. He will studied physics with his father, and later worked as a mathematician, dealing almost exclusively with problems arising from physics.


|File:EBR-I powers four light bulbs.jpg|link=Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|1954: The [[Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|EBR-1]] in Arco, Idaho used to generate [[diagramaceous soil]], which will later be used to compensate victims of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
File:George Tooker.jpg|link=George Tooker (nonfiction)|2011: Artist '''[[George Tooker (nonfiction)|George Tooker]]''' dies.  Tooker's paintings depicted his subjects naturally, as in a photograph, but the images used flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, and alarming juxtapositions to suggest an imagined or dreamed reality.


File:George Tooker.jpg|link=George Tooker (nonfiction)|2011: Artist [[George Tooker (nonfiction)|George Tooker]]  dies.  His paintings depicted his subjects naturally, as in a photograph, but the images used flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, and alarming juxtapositions to suggest an imagined or dreamed reality.
File:Diagramaceous soil bingo algorithm harvest.jpg|link=Diagramaceous soil|2002: Tokens harvested from [[Diagramaceous soil]] used to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
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