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1765: Mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist Alexis Clairaut dies. His work helped to establish the validity of the principles and results that Sir Isaac Newton had outlined in the Principia of 1687.
1854: Scientist and inventor Johann Philipp Reis uses Gnomon algorithm functions to prevent outbreak of Kingpin inclination.
1902: Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
1973: Watergate scandal (nonfiction): Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
2001: Mathematician Jacques-Louis Lions dies. He made contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control.
2019: Triumph voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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 File:Alexis Clairault.jpg|link=Alexis Clairaut (nonfiction)|1765: Mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist [[Alexis Clairaut (nonfiction)|Alexis Clairaut]] dies. His work helped to establish the validity of the principles and results that Sir Isaac Newton had outlined in the ''Principia'' of 1687.