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||1775: Gustaf Gabriel Hällström born ... was a Finnish scientist. He was active in several fields, contributing to the establishment of an astronomical observatory in Turku as well as initiating the earliest systematic meteorological observations in Finland. Pic.
||1775: Gustaf Gabriel Hällström born ... was a Finnish scientist. He was active in several fields, contributing to the establishment of an astronomical observatory in Turku as well as initiating the earliest systematic meteorological observations in Finland. Pic.


||Andreas Freiherr von Ettingshausen (b. 25 November 1796) was a German mathematician and physicist. Pic.
||1796: Andreas Freiherr von Ettingshausen born ... mathematician and physicist. Pic.
 
||1801: Ignazio Porro born ... inventor of optical instruments. Porro's name is most closely associated with the prism system which he invented around 1850 and which is used in the construction of Porro prism binoculars. He also developed a strip camera in 1853 for mapping, which was one of the earliest such. Pic.  


File:Julius Robert Mayer.jpg|link=Julius von Mayer (nonfiction)|1814: Physician and physicist [[Julius von Mayer (nonfiction)|Julius Robert von Mayer]] born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.
File:Julius Robert Mayer.jpg|link=Julius von Mayer (nonfiction)|1814: Physician and physicist [[Julius von Mayer (nonfiction)|Julius Robert von Mayer]] born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.
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File:Ernst Schroeder.jpg|link=Ernst Schröder (nonfiction)|1841: Mathematician and logician [[Ernst Schröder (nonfiction)|Ernst Schröder]] born. His monumental ''Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik'' will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.
File:Ernst Schroeder.jpg|link=Ernst Schröder (nonfiction)|1841: Mathematician and logician [[Ernst Schröder (nonfiction)|Ernst Schröder]] born. His monumental ''Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik'' will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.


||Sir Archibald Edward Garrod (b. 25 November 1857) was an English physician who pioneered the field of inborn errors of metabolism. He also discovered alkaptonuria, understanding its inheritance. Pic.
||1857: Sir Archibald Edward Garrod born ... physician who pioneered the field of inborn errors of metabolism. He also discovered alkaptonuria, understanding its inheritance. Pic.
 
||1864 – American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.


||1865 – Kate Gleason, American engineer, businesswoman, and philanthropist (d. 1933)
||1864: American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.


||1865 – Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar (b. 1821)
||1865: Kate Gleason born ... engineer, businesswoman, and philanthropist.


||1883 – Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (d. 1939)
||1865: Heinrich Barth dies ... explorer and scholar.


||1884 – Hermann Kolbe, German chemist and academic (b. 1818) Extreme moustaches Hermann Kolbe (Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, 27 September 1818 – 25 November 1884), was a seminal contributor in the birth of modern organic chemistry. He was a Professor at Marburg and Leipzig. Kolbe coined the term synthesis and contributed to the philosophical demise of vitalism through synthesis of the organic substance acetic acid from carbon disulfide, and also contributed to the development of structural theory.
||1883: Harvey Spencer Lewis born ... mystic and author.


||1887 – Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist (d. 1943)
||1884: Hermann Kolbe dies ... chemist and academic ... Extreme moustaches ... contributor in the birth of modern organic chemistry. He was a Professor at Marburg and Leipzig. Kolbe coined the term synthesis and contributed to the philosophical demise of vitalism through synthesis of the organic substance acetic acid from carbon disulfide, and also contributed to the development of structural theory.


||Edmund Newton Harvey (b. November 25, 1887) was an American zoologist. He was acknowledged as one of the leading authorities on bioluminescence.
||1887: Nikolai Vavilov born ... botanist and geneticist.


||Ignazio Porro (b. 25 November 1801) was an Italian inventor of optical instruments. Porro's name is most closely associated with the prism system which he invented around 1850 and which is used in the construction of Porro prism binoculars. He also developed a strip camera in 1853 for mapping, which was one of the earliest such. Pic.  
||1887: Edmund Newton Harvey born ... zoologist. He was acknowledged as one of the leading authorities on bioluminescence.


||1913 – Lewis Thomas, American physician, etymologist, and educator (d. 1993)
||1913: Lewis Thomas born ... physician, etymologist, and educator.


File:Albert Einstein 1921.jpg|link=Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|1915: [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
File:Albert Einstein 1921.jpg|link=Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|1915: [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.


||Édouard Jean-Baptiste Goursat (d. 25 November 1936) was a French mathematician, now remembered principally as an expositor for his Cours d'analyse mathématique, which appeared in the first decade of the twentieth century. It set a standard for the high-level teaching of mathematical analysis, especially complex analysis. Pic.
||1936: Édouard Jean-Baptiste Goursat dies ... mathematician, now remembered principally as an expositor for his Cours d'analyse mathématique, which appeared in the first decade of the twentieth century. It set a standard for the high-level teaching of mathematical analysis, especially complex analysis. Pic.


||1936 – In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.
||1936: In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.


||Alessandro Padoa (d. 25 November 1937) was an Italian mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of Giuseppe Peano. He is remembered for a method for deciding whether, given some formal theory, a new primitive notion is truly independent of the other primitive notions.
||1937: Alessandro Padoa dies ... mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of Giuseppe Peano. He is remembered for a method for deciding whether, given some formal theory, a new primitive notion is truly independent of the other primitive notions.


||1940 – Reinhard Furrer, Austrian-German physicist and astronaut (d. 1995)
||1940: Reinhard Furrer born ... physicist and astronaut.


File:Hollywood Ten await fingerprinting.jpg|link=Hollywood Ten (nonfiction)|1947: Red Scare: The "[[Hollywood Ten (nonfiction)|Hollywood Ten]]" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
File:Hollywood Ten await fingerprinting.jpg|link=Hollywood Ten (nonfiction)|1947: Red Scare: The "[[Hollywood Ten (nonfiction)|Hollywood Ten]]" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

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  • 1686: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen dies. He questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.

    1686: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen dies. He questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.

  • 1694: Mathematician and astronomer Ismaël Bullialdus dies. He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, and an early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo.

    1694: Mathematician and astronomer Ismaël Bullialdus dies. He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, and an early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo.

  • 1814: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.

    1814: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.

  • 1840: Astronomer Caroline Herschel publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which improve lens refraction in telescopes.

    1840: Astronomer Caroline Herschel publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which improve lens refraction in telescopes.

  • 1841: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder born. His monumental Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.

    1841: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder born. His monumental Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.

  • 1915: Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

    1915: Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

  • 1947: Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

    1947: Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

  • 2017: Blue Green Spiral voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2017: Blue Green Spiral voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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