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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.
File:Caroline_Herschel_1829.jpg|link=Caroline Herschel (nonfiction)|1840: Astronomer [[Caroline Herschel (nonfiction)|Caroline Herschel]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which improve lens refraction in telescopes.


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.
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||2012: Lars Hörmander dies ... mathematician and educator. Pic.
||2012: Lars Hörmander dies ... mathematician and educator. Pic.
File:Blue Green Spiral.jpg|link=Blue Green Spiral (nonfiction)|2017: ''[[Blue Green Spiral (nonfiction)|Blue Green Spiral]]'' voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].


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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

    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.

  • 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.

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