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||1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902) | ||1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902) | ||
||William Hopkins FRS (d. 13 October 1866) was an English mathematician and geologist. He made important contributions in asserting a solid, rather than fluid, interior for the Earth and explaining many geological phenomena in terms of his model. However, though his conclusions proved to be correct, his mathematical and physical reasoning were subsequently seen as unsound. | |||
||1870 – Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (d. 1945) - conservative | ||1870 – Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (d. 1945) - conservative | ||
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1687: Astronomer, lens-maker, and academic Geminiano Montanari dies. He made the observation that Algol in the constellation of Perseus varies in brightness.
1688: Mathematician, astronomer, and crime-fighter Christiaan Huygens statistical analysis and games of chance to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1773: The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
1774: The Custodian prevents the Whirlpool Galaxy Gang from committing astronomical crimes against mathematical constants.
1989: Lorenz system develops self-awareness, experiences irrational fear of the number thirteen.