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• ... that the '''[[Viking 2 (nonfiction)|Viking 2]]''' spacecraft carried a biology experiment whose purpose was to look for life on [[Mars (nonfiction)|Mars]], and that the results were surprising and interesting? | • ... that the '''[[Viking 2 (nonfiction)|Viking 2]]''' spacecraft carried a biology experiment whose purpose was to look for life on [[Mars (nonfiction)|Mars]], and that the results were surprising and interesting? | ||
• ... that statesman and prelate '''[[Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|Paolo Sarpi]]''' was also an experimental scientist, a proponent of the Copernican system, and a friend and patron of [[Galileo Galilei (nonfiction)|Galileo Galilei]]? | |||
• ... that mathematician and philosopher '''[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi (nonfiction)|Maria Gaetana Agnesi]]''' (16 May 1718 – 9 January 1799) was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook, and the first woman appointed as a Mathematics Professor at a university? | • ... that mathematician and philosopher '''[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi (nonfiction)|Maria Gaetana Agnesi]]''' (16 May 1718 – 9 January 1799) was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook, and the first woman appointed as a Mathematics Professor at a university? | ||
• ... that mathematician '''[[Benjamin Peirce (nonfiction)|Benjamin Peirce]]''' (4 April 1809 – 6 October 1880) made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics; and that Peirce famously stated: "Mathematics is the science that draws necessary conclusions"? | • ... that mathematician '''[[Benjamin Peirce (nonfiction)|Benjamin Peirce]]''' (4 April 1809 – 6 October 1880) made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics; and that Peirce famously stated: "Mathematics is the science that draws necessary conclusions"? | ||
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• ... that the Viking 2 spacecraft carried a biology experiment whose purpose was to look for life on Mars, and that the results were surprising and interesting?
• ... that statesman and prelate Paolo Sarpi was also an experimental scientist, a proponent of the Copernican system, and a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei?
• ... that mathematician and philosopher Maria Gaetana Agnesi (16 May 1718 – 9 January 1799) was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook, and the first woman appointed as a Mathematics Professor at a university?
• ... that mathematician Benjamin Peirce (4 April 1809 – 6 October 1880) made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics; and that Peirce famously stated: "Mathematics is the science that draws necessary conclusions"?