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||1682 – Roger Cotes, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1716) | ||1682 – Roger Cotes, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1716) | ||
||Christian Ludwig Gerling (b. 10 July 1788) studied under Carl Friedrich Gauss, obtaining his doctorate in 1812 for a thesis entitled: Methodi proiectionis orthographicae usum ad calculos parallacticos facilitandos explicavit simulque eclipsin solarem die, at the University of Göttingen. He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published. | |||
||1832 – Alvan Graham Clark, American astronomer (d. 1897) Alvan Graham Clark (July 10, 1832 – June 9, 1897) was an American astronomer and telescope-maker. | ||1832 – Alvan Graham Clark, American astronomer (d. 1897) Alvan Graham Clark (July 10, 1832 – June 9, 1897) was an American astronomer and telescope-maker. | ||
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1856: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla born. He will make pioneering contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
1938: Mathematician and theorist Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn uses combinatorics, logic, and Gnomon algorithm techniques to detect and reverse crimes against mathematical constants.
1962: Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
2017: Signed first edition of Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of crimes against mathematical constants.