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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. | ||
||1692: Giles Corey dies ... farmer and accused wizard | ||1692: Giles Corey dies ... farmer and accused wizard. "More weight" No DOB. Pic. | ||
File:Ole Rømer.jpg|link=Ole Rømer (nonfiction)|1710: Astronomer and instrument maker [[Ole Rømer (nonfiction)|Ole Rømer]] dies. He made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. | File:Ole Rømer.jpg|link=Ole Rømer (nonfiction)|1710: Astronomer and instrument maker [[Ole Rømer (nonfiction)|Ole Rømer]] dies. He made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. | ||
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Orson_Pratt.jpg|link=Orson Pratt (nonfiction)|1811: Mathematician and religious leader [[Orson Pratt (nonfiction)|Orson Pratt]] born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism. | Orson_Pratt.jpg|link=Orson Pratt (nonfiction)|1811: Mathematician and religious leader [[Orson Pratt (nonfiction)|Orson Pratt]] born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism. | ||
||1813: Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters born ... astronomer, and a pioneer in the study of asteroids. | ||1813: Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters born ... astronomer, and a pioneer in the study of asteroids. Pic. | ||
||1820: John Dawson dies ... mathematician and surgeon. Pic. | ||1820: John Dawson dies ... mathematician and surgeon. Pic. | ||
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||1888: James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (d. 1971) | ||1888: James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (d. 1971) | ||
||1891: Joseph Petzval dies ... mathematician, inventor, and physicist best known for his work in optics. Pic. | |||
File:Giuseppe Peano.jpg|link=Giuseppe Peano (nonfiction)|1894: Mathematician [[Giuseppe Peano (nonfiction)|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." | File:Giuseppe Peano.jpg|link=Giuseppe Peano (nonfiction)|1894: Mathematician [[Giuseppe Peano (nonfiction)|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." | ||
Revision as of 19:35, 29 March 2019
1257: First known use of Yui's triangle to compute Gnomon algorithm functions.
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.
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.
1811: Mathematician and religious leader Orson Pratt born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism.
1845: Famed gem detective and diplomat Niles Cartouchian foils villains, returns stolen relics, brokers peace accord.
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."
1921: Chemist and physicist James Dewar develops liquid gas condensor for use in fighting crimes against mathematical constants.
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.
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: Steganographic analysis of Stardust reveals bootleg copy of Monkey's Jealous Ire by LEO Spacewagon.