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||1863 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (d. 1914) | ||1863 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (d. 1914) | ||
||Abraham Cressy Morrison (b. December 6, 1864) was an American chemist and president of the New York Academy of Sciences. | |||
||1867 – Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (b. 1794) | ||1867 – Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (b. 1794) | ||
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1586: Astronomer and physicist Niccolò Zucchi born. He will publish works on astronomy, optics, mechanics, and magnetism.
1607: Physicist, inventor, and crime-fighter Galileo Galilei uses Gnomon algorithm functions to detect and counteract geometry solvent.
1788: Astronomer and mathematician Nicole-Reine Lepaute dies. She predicted the return of Halley's Comet, calculated the timing of a solar eclipse, and constructed a group of catalogs for the stars.
1959: Mathematician Erhard Schmidt dies. He made important contributions to functional analysis and modern set theory.
