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||1833 – The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent, abolishing slavery through most of the British Empire. | ||1833 – The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent, abolishing slavery through most of the British Empire. | ||
||1839: William 'Strata' Smith dies ... was an English geologist, credited with creating the first nationwide geological map. At the time his map was first published he was overlooked by the scientific community; his relatively humble education and family connections prevented him from mixing easily in learned society. Financially ruined, Smith spent time in debtors' prison. It was only late in his life that Smith received recognition for his accomplishments, and became known as the "Father of English Geology". Pic. | |||
||1845 – The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published. | ||1845 – The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published. | ||
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1801: Mathematician and philosopher Antoine Augustin Cournot born. He will introduce the ideas of functions and probability into economic analysis.
1802: Mathematician and engineer Gaspard Monge publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions, based on his pioneering work in differential geometry, which detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
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1916: Sociologist and author C. Wright Mills born. He will be published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.
1966: New study reveals that the Brainiac Explains lecture series is funded by a Brownian racket.