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||1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables. | ||1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables. | ||
||1535 – Georg Tannstetter, Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1482) | ||1535 – Georg Tannstetter, Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1482) | ||
|File:Tycho Brahe.jpg|link=Tycho Brahe (nonfiction)|1569: Astronomer [[Tycho Brahe (nonfiction)|Tycho Brahe]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] make improved astronomical observations. | |File:Tycho Brahe.jpg|link=Tycho Brahe (nonfiction)|1569: Astronomer [[Tycho Brahe (nonfiction)|Tycho Brahe]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] make improved astronomical observations. | ||
||1656 – Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Dutch mathematician and physicist (d. 1725) | ||1656 – Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Dutch mathematician and physicist (d. 1725) | ||
||1698 – Prokop Diviš, Czech priest, scientist and inventor (d. 1765) | ||1698 – Prokop Diviš, Czech priest, scientist and inventor (d. 1765) | ||
||1753 – Benjamin Thompson, American-French physicist and politician, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1814) | ||1753 – Benjamin Thompson, American-French physicist and politician, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1814) | ||
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File:Nathaniel Bowditch.jpg|link=Nathaniel Bowditch (nonfiction)|1773: American captain and mathematician [[Nathaniel Bowditch (nonfiction)|Nathaniel Bowditch]] born. He will be a founder of modern maritime navigation; his book ''The New American Practical Navigator'', first published in 1802, will be carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel. | File:Nathaniel Bowditch.jpg|link=Nathaniel Bowditch (nonfiction)|1773: American captain and mathematician [[Nathaniel Bowditch (nonfiction)|Nathaniel Bowditch]] born. He will be a founder of modern maritime navigation; his book ''The New American Practical Navigator'', first published in 1802, will be carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel. | ||
File:Wizard Jan Kochanowski.jpg|link=Jan_Kochanowski|1792: Poet and wizard [[Jan Kochanowski]] adapts [[Nebra sky disk (nonfiction)|Nebra sky disk]] for use as [[scrying engine]]. | File:Wizard Jan Kochanowski.jpg|link=Jan_Kochanowski|1792: Poet and wizard [[Jan Kochanowski]] adapts [[Nebra sky disk (nonfiction)|Nebra sky disk]] for use as [[scrying engine]]. | ||
File:John Mudge.jpg|link=John Mudge (nonfiction)|1793: Physician and engineer [[John Mudge (nonfiction)|John Mudge]] dies. He was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, and often regarded as the "father of civil engineering". | File:John Mudge.jpg|link=John Mudge (nonfiction)|1793: Physician and engineer [[John Mudge (nonfiction)|John Mudge]] dies. He was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, and often regarded as the "father of civil engineering". | ||
||1793 – John Mudge, English physician and engineer (b. 1721) | ||1793 – John Mudge, English physician and engineer (b. 1721) | ||
||1797 – James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (b. 1726) | ||1797 – James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (b. 1726) | ||
||1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection. | ||1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection. | ||
||1859 – Adolf Hurwitz, Jewish German-Swiss mathematician and academic (d. 1919) | ||1859 – Adolf Hurwitz, Jewish German-Swiss mathematician and academic (d. 1919) | ||
||Antonio Maria Bordoni (d. 26 March 1860) was an Italian mathematician who did research on mathematical analysis, geometry, and mechanics. | |||
||1875 – Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (d. 1922) | ||1875 – Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (d. 1922) | ||
||1884 – Georges Imbert, French chemical engineer and inventor (d. 1950) | ||1884 – Georges Imbert, French chemical engineer and inventor (d. 1950) | ||
||Theodore Samuel Motzkin (26 March 1908 – 15 December 1970) was an Israeli-American mathematician.[1] | ||Theodore Samuel Motzkin (26 March 1908 – 15 December 1970) was an Israeli-American mathematician.[1] | ||
||1910 – Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864) | ||1910 – Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864) | ||
||1893 – James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (d. 1978) | ||1893 – James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (d. 1978) | ||
||1911 – Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003) | ||1911 – Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003) | ||
File:Paul Erdős.jpg|link=Paul Erdős (nonfiction)|1913: Mathematician and academic [[Paul Erdős (nonfiction)|Paul Erdős]] born. He will firmly believe mathematics to be a social activity, living an itinerant lifestyle with the sole purpose of writing mathematical papers with other mathematicians. | File:Paul Erdős.jpg|link=Paul Erdős (nonfiction)|1913: Mathematician and academic [[Paul Erdős (nonfiction)|Paul Erdős]] born. He will firmly believe mathematics to be a social activity, living an itinerant lifestyle with the sole purpose of writing mathematical papers with other mathematicians. | ||
||1914 – Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 1995) | ||1914 – Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 1995) | ||
||1916 – Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) | ||1916 – Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) | ||
||1922 – Oscar Sala, Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2010) | ||1922 – Oscar Sala, Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2010) | ||
||1922 – Guido Stampacchia, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1978) | ||1922 – Guido Stampacchia, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1978) | ||
||1932 – Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founded of Cadillac and Lincoln (b. 1843) | ||1932 – Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founded of Cadillac and Lincoln (b. 1843) | ||
||1938 – Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate b. | ||1938 – Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate b. | ||
||1940 – Wilhelm Anderson, German-Estonian astrophysicist (b. 1880) | ||1940 – Wilhelm Anderson, German-Estonian astrophysicist (b. 1880) | ||
||1954 – Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons. | ||1954 – Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons. | ||
||1958 – The United States Army launches Explorer 3. | ||1958 – The United States Army launches Explorer 3. | ||
||1975 – The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force. | ||1975 – The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force. | ||
||2015 – Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1924) | ||2015 – Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1924) | ||
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Revision as of 17:44, 5 November 2017
1773: American captain and mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch born. He will be a founder of modern maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, will be carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel.
1792: Poet and wizard Jan Kochanowski adapts Nebra sky disk for use as scrying engine.
1793: Physician and engineer John Mudge dies. He was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, and often regarded as the "father of civil engineering".
1913: Mathematician and academic Paul Erdős born. He will firmly believe mathematics to be a social activity, living an itinerant lifestyle with the sole purpose of writing mathematical papers with other mathematicians.