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||1811 – Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (d. 1881) | ||1811 – Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (d. 1881) | ||
||Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (September 19, 1813 – July 18, 1890) was a German–American astronomer, and a pioneer in the study of asteroids. | |||
||1843 – Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1792) | ||1843 – Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1792) | ||
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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."