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File:Albert Einstein 1921.jpg|link=Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|1915: [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. | File:Albert Einstein 1921.jpg|link=Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|1915: [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. | ||
||Édouard Jean-Baptiste Goursat (d. 25 November 1936) was a French mathematician, now remembered principally as an expositor for his Cours d'analyse mathématique, which appeared in the first decade of the twentieth century. It set a standard for the high-level teaching of mathematical analysis, especially complex analysis. Pic. | |||
||1936 – In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories. | ||1936 – In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories. | ||
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1686: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen dies. He questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.
1814: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.
1840: Astronomer Caroline Herschel publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which improve lens refraction in telescopes.
1841: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder born. His monumental Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.
1858: Charles Sanders Peirce invents new variety of Gnomon algorithm, anticipates future work by Ernst Schröder.
1915: Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
1947: Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.