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File:Pedro Nunes.png|link=Pedro Nunes (nonfiction)|1578: Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic [[Pedro Nunes (nonfiction)|Pedro Nunes]] dies. One of the greatest mathematicians of his time, he is best known for his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.
File:Pedro Nunes.png|link=Pedro Nunes (nonfiction)|1578: Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic [[Pedro Nunes (nonfiction)|Pedro Nunes]] dies. One of the greatest mathematicians of his time, he is best known for his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.


||1673: Richard Mead born ... physician and astrologer. Pic.
File:Richard Mead.jpg|link=Richard Mead (nonfiction)|1673: [[Richard Mead (nonfiction)|Richard Mead]] born ... physician and astrologer.


File:Japanese counting board.jpg|link=Rod calculus (nonfiction)|1764: First known use of Japanese [[Rod calculus (nonfiction)|rod calculus]] to generate a [[transdimensional corporation]].
File:Japanese counting board.jpg|link=Rod calculus (nonfiction)|1764: First known use of Japanese [[Rod calculus (nonfiction)|rod calculus]] to generate a [[transdimensional corporation]].
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||2015: Richard A. Oriani dies ... chemical engineer and metallurgist who was instrumental in the study of the effects of hydrogen in metal. He also made significant contributions to the field of cold fusion. Pic.
||2015: Richard A. Oriani dies ... chemical engineer and metallurgist who was instrumental in the study of the effects of hydrogen in metal. He also made significant contributions to the field of cold fusion. Pic.
File:Pin Man number 1 cover art.jpg|link=Pin Man (nonfiction)|2017: [[Pin Man (nonfiction)|Pin Man #1]] is "a work in progress," says author [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].  "I have characters sketches, and cover art, but I'm still thinking about the stories."


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  • 1578: Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic Pedro Nunes dies. One of the greatest mathematicians of his time, he is best known for his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.

    1578: Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic Pedro Nunes dies. One of the greatest mathematicians of his time, he is best known for his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.

  • 1673: Richard Mead born ... physician and astrologer.

    1673: Richard Mead born ... physician and astrologer.

  • 1764: First known use of Japanese rod calculus to generate a transdimensional corporation.

    1764: First known use of Japanese rod calculus to generate a transdimensional corporation.

  • 1921: Mathematician and computer scientist Tom Kilburn born. Over the course of a productive 30-year career, he will be involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance.

    1921: Mathematician and computer scientist Tom Kilburn born. Over the course of a productive 30-year career, he will be involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance.

  • 1963: Pyramid of the Sun is voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada. A special plebiscite further dedicates the picture to Andrian Nikolayev for becoming the first person to float in microgravity. Nikolayev will later visit the Nested Radical cafe, where the mayor of New Minneapolis will present him with a signed first edition of the picture.

    1963: Pyramid of the Sun is voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada. A special plebiscite further dedicates the picture to Andrian Nikolayev for becoming the first person to float in microgravity. Nikolayev will later visit the Nested Radical cafe, where the mayor of New Minneapolis will present him with a signed first edition of the picture.

  • 1974: Graphic designer and typographer Jan Tschichold dies. He was a leading advocate of Modernist design, but later condemn Modernist design in general as being authoritarian and inherently fascistic.

    1974: Graphic designer and typographer Jan Tschichold dies. He was a leading advocate of Modernist design, but later condemn Modernist design in general as being authoritarian and inherently fascistic.

  • 1995: Mathematician and logician Alonzo Church dies. He made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science.

    1995: Mathematician and logician Alonzo Church dies. He made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science.

  • 2003: Mathematician and academic Armand Borel dies. He worked in algebraic topology, and in the theory of Lie groups, contributing to the creation of the contemporary theory of linear algebraic groups.

    2003: Mathematician and academic Armand Borel dies. He worked in algebraic topology, and in the theory of Lie groups, contributing to the creation of the contemporary theory of linear algebraic groups.

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