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||1697: Francesco Redi dies ... physician and poet. Pic. | ||1697: Francesco Redi dies ... physician and poet. Pic. | ||
File:Francesco_Bianchini.png|link=Francesco Bianchini (nonfiction)|1700: Astronomer, philosopher, and [[Gnomon algorithm]] theorist Francesco Bianchini publicly accuses the [[House of Malevecchio]] of planning and commissioning the [[Crimes against astronomical constants|corruption of astronomical data used in the computation of Easter for a given year]]. | |||
||1829: Thomas Earnshaw dies ... watchmaker who, following John Arnold's earlier work, further simplified the process of marine chronometer production, making them available to the general public. He is also known for his improvements to the transit clock at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London and his invention of a chronometer escapement and a form of bimetallic compensation balance. Pic. | ||1829: Thomas Earnshaw dies ... watchmaker who, following John Arnold's earlier work, further simplified the process of marine chronometer production, making them available to the general public. He is also known for his improvements to the transit clock at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London and his invention of a chronometer escapement and a form of bimetallic compensation balance. Pic. | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 1 March 2020
1597: Priest and mathematician Jean-Charles della Faille born. He will publish a method for calculating the center of gravity of the sector of a circle.
1611: Mathematician John Pell born. He will expand the scope of algebra in the theory of equations.
1700: Astronomer, philosopher, and Gnomon algorithm theorist Francesco Bianchini publicly accuses the House of Malevecchio of planning and commissioning the corruption of astronomical data used in the computation of Easter for a given year.
1893: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
1973: The Dark Side of the Moon released. It will go on to become one of the most successful albums ever.
1974: Signed first edition of Humpty Dumpty At Bat sells for five hundred thousand dollars in charity auction to benefit victims of crimes against physical constants.
1974: Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
2017: Steganographic analysis of Taffy Bomb reveals "at least five hundred and twelve kilobytes" of previously unknown Gnomon algorithm functions.