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File:Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.jpg|link=Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (nonfiction)|903: Astronomer [[Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (nonfiction)|Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi]] born. He will publish his ''Book of Fixed Stars'' in 964. | File:Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.jpg|link=Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (nonfiction)|903: Astronomer [[Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (nonfiction)|Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi]] born. He will publish his ''Book of Fixed Stars'' in 964. | ||
||Gregorio Fontana (b. 7 December 1735) was an Italian mathematician. He was chair of mathematics at the university of Pavia succeeding Roger Joseph Boscovich. He has been credited with the introduction of polar coordinates. | |||
File:Leopold Kronecker 1865.jpg|link=Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|1823: Mathematician [[Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|Leopold Kronecker]] born. His work will include number theory, algebra, and logic. | File:Leopold Kronecker 1865.jpg|link=Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|1823: Mathematician [[Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|Leopold Kronecker]] born. His work will include number theory, algebra, and logic. | ||
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903: Astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi born. He will publish his Book of Fixed Stars in 964.
1823: Mathematician Leopold Kronecker born. His work will include number theory, algebra, and logic.
1929: Mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Hermann Weyl uses fermions (now known as Weyl semimetals) to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1963: Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.