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1555: Mathematician, cartographer, and astronomer Giovanni Antonio Magini born. He will support a geocentric system of the world, in preference to Copernicus's heliocentric system.
1580: Astronomer and mathematician Willebrord Snellius born. In 1615 he will conduct a large-scale experiment to measure the circumference of the earth using triangulation, underestimating the circumference of the earth by 3.5%.
1629: Mathematician Pierre de Fermat uses scrying engine techniques to download award-winning children's book The Unruly Submarine.
1831: Physicist and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell born. His discoveries will help usher in the era of modern physics, laying the foundation for such fields as special relativity and quantum mechanics.
1946: Celebrated children's book The Unruly Submarine wins Caldecott Medal.
1947: Writer and philosopher Culvert Origenes publishes critical review of The Unruly Submarine, calls the award-winning children's book "a prelude to McCarthyism."

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 File:Giovanni Antonio Magini.jpg|link=Giovanni Antonio Magini (nonfiction)|1555: Mathematician, cartographer, and astronomer [[Giovanni Antonio Magini (nonfiction)|Giovanni Antonio Magini]] born. He will support a geocentric system of the world, in preference to Copernicus's heliocentric system.
+File:Willebrord Snellius.jpg|link=|1580: Astronomer and mathematician [[Willebrord Snellius (nonfiction)|Willebrord Snellius]] born. In 1615 he will conduct a large-scale experiment to measure the circumference of the earth using triangulation, underestimating the circumference of the earth by 3.5%.
 File:Pierre de Fermat.jpg|link=Pierre de Fermat (nonfiction)|1629: Mathematician [[Pierre de Fermat (nonfiction)|Pierre de Fermat]] uses [[scrying engine]] techniques to download award-winning children's book ''[[The Unruly Submarine]]''.