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File:Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre.png|link=Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (nonfiction)|1749: Mathematician and astronomer [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (nonfiction)|Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre]] born. He will be one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas. | File:Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre.png|link=Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (nonfiction)|1749: Mathematician and astronomer [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (nonfiction)|Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre]] born. He will be one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas. | ||
Orson_Pratt.jpg|link=Orson Pratt (nonfiction)|1811: Mathematician and religious leader [[Orson Pratt (nonfiction)|Orson Pratt]] born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism. | |||
||1811 – Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (d. 1881) | ||1811 – Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (d. 1881) | ||
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1749: Mathematician and astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre born. He will be one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas.
1811: Mathematician and religious leader Orson Pratt born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism.
1921: Chemist and physicist James Dewar develops liquid gas condensor for use in fighting crimes against mathematical constants.
1935: Scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky dies. He was one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry and astronautics.
2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars credits scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky for "inspiring generations of astronauts."