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File:Jacques Binet.jpg|link=Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (nonfiction)|1856: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer [[Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (nonfiction)|Jacques Philippe Marie Binet]] dies. He made significant contributions to number theory, and the mathematical foundations of matrix algebra. | File:Jacques Binet.jpg|link=Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (nonfiction)|1856: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer [[Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (nonfiction)|Jacques Philippe Marie Binet]] dies. He made significant contributions to number theory, and the mathematical foundations of matrix algebra. | ||
File:Lev Schnirelmann.jpg|link=Lev Schnirelmann (nonfiction)|1924: Mathematician [[Lev Schnirelmann (nonfiction)|Lev Schnirelmann]] uses proof that any natural number greater than 1 can be written as the sum of not more than C prime numbers, where C is an effectively computable constant, to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Lev Schnirelmann.jpg|link=Lev Schnirelmann (nonfiction)|1924: Mathematician [[Lev Schnirelmann (nonfiction)|Lev Schnirelmann]] uses proof that any natural number greater than 1 can be written as the sum of not more than C prime numbers, where C is an effectively computable constant, to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
File:The Eel Time-Surfing 2.jpg|link=The Eel Time-Surfing 2| | File:H. R. Giger 2012.jpg|link=H. R. Giger (nonfiction)|2014: Painter, sculptor, and set designer [[H. R. Giger (nonfiction)|H. R. Giger]] dies. He gained fame for his work on the film ''[[Alien (film) (nonfiction)|Alien]]''. | ||
File:The Eel Time-Surfing 2.jpg|link=The Eel Time-Surfing 2|2017: Art critic and alleged supervillain [[The Eel]] escapes from [[The Nacreum]] using a [[The Eel Time-Surfing 2|surfboard powered by the gnomon algorithm]]. | |||
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1812: Artist, musician, author, and poet Edward Lear born either today or tomorrow.
1855: Poet-Wizard Jan Kochanowski uses Nebra sky disk to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1856: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Jacques Philippe Marie Binet dies. He made significant contributions to number theory, and the mathematical foundations of matrix algebra.
1924: Mathematician Lev Schnirelmann uses proof that any natural number greater than 1 can be written as the sum of not more than C prime numbers, where C is an effectively computable constant, to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
2014: Painter, sculptor, and set designer H. R. Giger dies. He gained fame for his work on the film Alien.
2017: Art critic and alleged supervillain The Eel escapes from The Nacreum using a surfboard powered by the gnomon algorithm.