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||1728: Johann Georg Büsch born ... mathematics teacher and writer on statistics and commerce. Pic. | ||1728: Johann Georg Büsch born ... mathematics teacher and writer on statistics and commerce. Pic. | ||
File:Louis_Poinsot.jpg|link=Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)|1777: Mathematician and physicist [[Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)|Louis Poinsot]] born. Poinsot will invent geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple. | File:Louis_Poinsot.jpg|link=Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)|1777: Mathematician and physicist [[Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)|Louis Poinsot]] born. Poinsot will invent geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple. | ||
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||1892: Heinrich Eduard Schröter dies ... mathematician, who studied geometry in the tradition of Jakob Steiner. Pic. | ||1892: Heinrich Eduard Schröter dies ... mathematician, who studied geometry in the tradition of Jakob Steiner. Pic. | ||
||1906: William Wilson Morgan born ... astronomer and astrophysicist. The principal theme in Dr. Morgan's work was stellar and galaxy classification. He is also known for helping prove the existence of spiral arms in our galaxy. Pic search | ||1906: William Wilson Morgan born ... astronomer and astrophysicist. The principal theme in Dr. Morgan's work was stellar and galaxy classification. He is also known for helping prove the existence of spiral arms in our galaxy. Pic search. | ||
||1911: Frank Haven Hall dies ... inventor, author, academic administrator, and theoretical structuralist. He invented the first successful mechanical point writer and developed major functions of modern day typography with kerning and tracking. Pic. | ||1911: Frank Haven Hall dies ... inventor, author, academic administrator, and theoretical structuralist. He invented the first successful mechanical point writer and developed major functions of modern day typography with kerning and tracking. Pic. | ||
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||1921: Isabella Grigoryevna Bashmakova born ... historian of mathematics. Pic. | ||1921: Isabella Grigoryevna Bashmakova born ... historian of mathematics. Pic. | ||
||1927: Carl David Tolmé Runge dies ... physicist and mathematician. Pic search | ||1927: Carl David Tolmé Runge dies ... physicist and mathematician. Pic search. | ||
||1932: Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company. | ||1932: Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company. | ||
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||1945: Edgar Cayce dies ... psychic and author. Pic. | ||1945: Edgar Cayce dies ... psychic and author. Pic. | ||
|File:Mel Gibson Cannes 2011.jpg|link=Mel Gibson (nonfiction)|1954: Actor and filmmaker [[Mel Gibson (nonfiction)|Mel Gibson]] born. | |File:Mel Gibson Cannes 2011.jpg|link=Mel Gibson (nonfiction)|1954: Actor and filmmaker [[Mel Gibson (nonfiction)|Mel Gibson]] born. | ||
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||2009: The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. | ||2009: The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. | ||
||2013: Marianne Grunberg-Manago dies ... biochemist and academic. Her work helped make possible key discoveries about the nature of the genetic code. Pic search | ||2013: Marianne Grunberg-Manago dies ... biochemist and academic. Her work helped make possible key discoveries about the nature of the genetic code. Pic search. | ||
File:Peter_Naur.jpg|link=Peter Naur (nonfiction)|2016: Computer scientist, astronomer, and academic [[Peter Naur (nonfiction)|Peter Naur]] dies. His main areas of inquiry were design, structure and performance of computer programs and algorithms. | File:Peter_Naur.jpg|link=Peter Naur (nonfiction)|2016: Computer scientist, astronomer, and academic [[Peter Naur (nonfiction)|Peter Naur]] dies. His main areas of inquiry were design, structure and performance of computer programs and algorithms. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 7 February 2022
1641: Astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks dies. He was the first person to demonstrate that the Moon moved around the Earth in an elliptical orbit.
1777: Mathematician and physicist Louis Poinsot born. Poinsot will invent geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple.
1819: Astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth born. Smyth will make innovations in astronomy, and make pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1967: Premiere of "The Trouble With Triffids", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.
2016: Computer scientist, astronomer, and academic Peter Naur dies. His main areas of inquiry were design, structure and performance of computer programs and algorithms.