Template:Selected anniversaries/February 22

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  • 1632: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published.

    1632: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published.

  • 1817: Mathematician and academic Carl Wilhelm Borchardt born. He will work in the area of arithmetic-geometric mean, continuing work by Gauss and Lagrange, and generalizing the results of Kummer diagonalising symmetric matrices using determinants and Sturm functions.

    1817: Mathematician and academic Carl Wilhelm Borchardt born. He will work in the area of arithmetic-geometric mean, continuing work by Gauss and Lagrange, and generalizing the results of Kummer diagonalising symmetric matrices using determinants and Sturm functions.

  • 1933: Engineer and inventor Justin Capră born. He will design fuel-efficient cars, unconventional engines, aircraft, and jet backpacks.

    1933: Engineer and inventor Justin Capră born. He will design fuel-efficient cars, unconventional engines, aircraft, and jet backpacks.

  • 1973: Vandal Savage uses solar eclipse to manufacture large quantity of military-grade clandestiphrine.

    1973: Vandal Savage uses solar eclipse to manufacture large quantity of military-grade clandestiphrine.

  • 1987: Artist Andy Warhol dies. He was a leading figure in the Pop art movement.

    1987: Artist Andy Warhol dies. He was a leading figure in the Pop art movement.

  • 1988: Mathematician and academic Mary Cartwright uses chaos theory principles to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1988: Mathematician and academic Mary Cartwright uses chaos theory principles to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1995: The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.

    1995: The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.

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