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File:Thomas_Bayes.gif|link=Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|1760: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister [[Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|Thomas Bayes]] uses statistical methods to predict and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].  
File:Thomas_Bayes.gif|link=Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|1760: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister [[Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|Thomas Bayes]] uses statistical methods to predict and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].  
File:Paul Broca.jpg|link=Paul Broca (nonfiction)|1824: Physician, anatomist, and anthropologist [[Paul Broca (nonfiction)|Paul Broca]] born.  He will discover that the brains of patients suffering from aphasia contain lesions in a particular part of the cortex, in the left frontal region -- the first anatomical proof of the localization of brain function.


File:Maria Mitchell.jpg|link=Maria Mitchell (nonfiction)|1889: Astronomer and academic [[Maria Mitchell (nonfiction)|Maria Mitchell]] dies. She was the first American woman to work as a professional astronomer.
File:Maria Mitchell.jpg|link=Maria Mitchell (nonfiction)|1889: Astronomer and academic [[Maria Mitchell (nonfiction)|Maria Mitchell]] dies. She was the first American woman to work as a professional astronomer.

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  • 1712: Philosopher and author Jean-Jacques Rousseau born. His political philosophy will influence the Enlightenment in France and across Europe.

    1712: Philosopher and author Jean-Jacques Rousseau born. His political philosophy will influence the Enlightenment in France and across Europe.

  • 1760: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister Thomas Bayes uses statistical methods to predict and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1760: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister Thomas Bayes uses statistical methods to predict and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1824: Physician, anatomist, and anthropologist Paul Broca born. He will discover that the brains of patients suffering from aphasia contain lesions in a particular part of the cortex, in the left frontal region -- the first anatomical proof of the localization of brain function.

    1824: Physician, anatomist, and anthropologist Paul Broca born. He will discover that the brains of patients suffering from aphasia contain lesions in a particular part of the cortex, in the left frontal region -- the first anatomical proof of the localization of brain function.

  • 1889: Astronomer and academic Maria Mitchell dies. She was the first American woman to work as a professional astronomer.

    1889: Astronomer and academic Maria Mitchell dies. She was the first American woman to work as a professional astronomer.

  • 1973: During a command performance at the White House, musician and alleged math criminal Skip Digits gives the first public demonstration of the computer virus which will later be known as Watergate Scandal.

    1973: During a command performance at the White House, musician and alleged math criminal Skip Digits gives the first public demonstration of the computer virus which will later be known as Watergate Scandal.

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