Template:Selected anniversaries/September 17
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1826: Mathematician and academic Bernhard Riemann born. He will make contributions to analysis, number theory, and differential geometry.
1856: Physicist, astronomer, and mathematician William Rowan Hamilton publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1857: Scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky born. He will be one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry and astronautics.
2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars credits scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky with "inspiring generations of astronauts."