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File:Yanghui triangle.gif|link=Rod calculus (nonfiction)|1257: First known use of [[Rod calculus (nonfiction)|Yui's triangle]] to compute [[Gnomon algorithm]] functions.


File:Blaise Pascal.jpg|link=Blaise Pascal (nonfiction)|1648: [[Blaise Pascal (nonfiction)|Blaise Pascal]] performs experiments to confirm the theory of atmospheric pressure and the existence of a vacuum.  
File:Blaise Pascal.jpg|link=Blaise Pascal (nonfiction)|1648: [[Blaise Pascal (nonfiction)|Blaise Pascal]] performs experiments to confirm the theory of atmospheric pressure and the existence of a vacuum.  
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||1917: Kai Lai Chung born ... mathematician known for his significant contributions to modern probability theory. Pic.
||1917: Kai Lai Chung born ... mathematician known for his significant contributions to modern probability theory. Pic.
File:James Dewar.jpg|link=James Dewar (nonfiction)|1921: Chemist and physicist [[James Dewar (nonfiction)|James Dewar]] develops liquid gas condensor for use in fighting [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


File:Fightin' Bert Russell.jpg|link=Bertrand Russell|1922: [[Bertrand Russell|"Fightin'" Bert Russell]] defeats Joseph Stalin in three-round bare-knuckle boxing match.
File:Fightin' Bert Russell.jpg|link=Bertrand Russell|1922: [[Bertrand Russell|"Fightin'" Bert Russell]] defeats Joseph Stalin in three-round bare-knuckle boxing match.
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File:Dennis_Paulson_of_Mars.jpg|link=Dennis Paulson of Mars|2017: ''[[Dennis Paulson of Mars]]'' credits scientist and engineer [[Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (nonfiction)|Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]] for "inspiring generations of astronauts."
File:Dennis_Paulson_of_Mars.jpg|link=Dennis Paulson of Mars|2017: ''[[Dennis Paulson of Mars]]'' credits scientist and engineer [[Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (nonfiction)|Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]] for "inspiring generations of astronauts."
File:Stardust.jpg|link=Stardust (image)|2017: Steganographic analysis of ''[[Stardust (image)|Stardust]]'' reveals bootleg copy of [[Monkey's Jealous Ire]] by [[LEO Spacewagon]].


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  • 1648: Blaise Pascal performs experiments to confirm the theory of atmospheric pressure and the existence of a vacuum.

    1648: Blaise Pascal performs experiments to confirm the theory of atmospheric pressure and the existence of a vacuum.

  • 1710: Astronomer and instrument maker Ole Rømer dies. He made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

    1710: Astronomer and instrument maker Ole Rømer dies. He made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

  • 1749: Mathematician and astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre born. He will be one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas.

    1749: Mathematician and astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre born. He will be one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas.

  • 1761: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Pieter van Musschenbroek dies. He invented the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar.

    1761: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Pieter van Musschenbroek dies. He invented the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar.

  • 1811: Mathematician and religious leader Orson Pratt born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism.

    1811: Mathematician and religious leader Orson Pratt born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism.

  • 1851: Sailors hunting sea monsters for scrimshaw-grade tusk fall prey to Scrimshaw abuse while yet in longboats; they never return to the whaling ship Queepod, but are later rescued by Scrimshaw-dependency naval medical personnel and transferred to the Bethesda Naval Scrimshaw Recovery Center.

    1851: Sailors hunting sea monsters for scrimshaw-grade tusk fall prey to Scrimshaw abuse while yet in longboats; they never return to the whaling ship Queepod, but are later rescued by Scrimshaw-dependency naval medical personnel and transferred to the Bethesda Naval Scrimshaw Recovery Center.

  • 1894: Mathematician Giuseppe Peano writes to Felix Klein, "The purpose of mathematical logic is to analyze the ideas and reasoning that especially figure in the mathematical sciences."

    1894: Mathematician Giuseppe Peano writes to Felix Klein, "The purpose of mathematical logic is to analyze the ideas and reasoning that especially figure in the mathematical sciences."

  • 1922: "Fightin'" Bert Russell defeats Joseph Stalin in three-round bare-knuckle boxing match.

    1922: "Fightin'" Bert Russell defeats Joseph Stalin in three-round bare-knuckle boxing match.

  • 1935: Scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky dies. He was one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry and astronautics.

    1935: Scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky dies. He was one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry and astronautics.

  • 1957: The US military detonates the Plumbbob Rainier nuclear weapon at the Nevada Test Site. Plumbbob Rainier is the first American underground nuclear bomb test.

    1957: The US military detonates the Plumbbob Rainier nuclear weapon at the Nevada Test Site. Plumbbob Rainier is the first American underground nuclear bomb test.

  • 2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars credits scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky for "inspiring generations of astronauts."

    2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars credits scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky for "inspiring generations of astronauts."

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