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||1814: Anders Jonas Ångström born ... physicist and astronomer. Pic.
||1814: Anders Jonas Ångström born ... physicist and astronomer. Pic.


||1819: Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet born ... mathematician and physicist.
File:George Gabriel Stokes.jpg|link=Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (nonfiction)|1819: Physicist and mathematician [[Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (nonfiction)|Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet]] born. He will make pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations) and to physical optics.  


||1822: Heinrich Louis d'Arrest ... astronomer.
||1822: Heinrich Louis d'Arrest ... astronomer.
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||1898: Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found. Pic.
||1898: Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found. Pic.
File:George Gabriel Stokes.jpg|link=Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (nonfiction)|1903:  Physicist and mathematician [[Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (nonfiction)|Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet]] born. He will make seminal contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations) and to physical optics.


||1910: Florence Nightingale dies ... social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She was a pioneer in the use of infographics, effectively using graphical presentations of statistical data. Pic.
||1910: Florence Nightingale dies ... social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She was a pioneer in the use of infographics, effectively using graphical presentations of statistical data. Pic.

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  • 1625: Physician, mathematician, and physicist Rasmus Bartholin born. He will discover the double refraction of a light ray by Iceland spar, publishing an accurate description of the phenomenon in 1669.

    1625: Physician, mathematician, and physicist Rasmus Bartholin born. He will discover the double refraction of a light ray by Iceland spar, publishing an accurate description of the phenomenon in 1669.

  • 1819: Physicist and mathematician Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet born. He will make pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations) and to physical optics.

    1819: Physicist and mathematician Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet born. He will make pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations) and to physical optics.

  • 1863: Artist Eugène Delacroix dies. His use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of color will shape the work of the Impressionists.

    1863: Artist Eugène Delacroix dies. His use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of color will shape the work of the Impressionists.

  • 1941: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde raises money for new film by selling shares in the Manhattan Project.

    1941: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde raises money for new film by selling shares in the Manhattan Project.

  • 1942: Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.

    1942: Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.

  • 2019: Steganographic analysis of Crimson Blossom 2 reveals "five hundred and twelve kilobytes" of previously unknown Gnomon algorithm functions.

    2019: Steganographic analysis of Crimson Blossom 2 reveals "five hundred and twelve kilobytes" of previously unknown Gnomon algorithm functions.

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