Anniversaries: science, art, ideas of the past
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A twine for remembering and commemorating important scientific, artistic, and other intellectual events of the past on their anniversaries, including annual anniversaries and especially rarer anniversaries like the (sesqui|bi|tri|semisept|quadri|quin|sex|sept|octo|nona)?centennials and other special times.
Birthdays of eminent scientists, authors, musicians, artists, etc are fine too.
Birthdays of eminent scientists, authors, musicians, artists, etc are fine too.
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Halfway There: Happy birthday, CarlToday is the anniversary of the birth of Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1777. Although we claim him for the mathematicians, lots of people share in Gauss's legacy. He did pioneering work in celestial mechanics, geodesy, and physics as well as mathematics. Fortunately for many mathematicians (but ...
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Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare, Playwright, Poet and Actor“He was not for an age but for all time,” said Ben Jonson in the dedication to William Shakespeare’s 1623 First Folio. It may be the truest thing Jonson ever wrote: four and a half centuries after the Bard’s birth, his works continue to inspire us.
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Johann Sebastian BachHappy Birthday, Bach! Born March 21, 1685 by the Julian calendar, March 31, 1685 by the Gregorian calendar.
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Philosophy of Science Portal: Einstein...3.14...birthdayPhilosophy of Science Portal A venue for discussions of science and philosophy. Einstein...3.14...birthday Annus mirabilis-1905 March is a time of transition winter and spring commence their struggle between moments of ice and mud a robin appears heralding the inevitable life ...
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Science News / Darwin turns 200This special Web edition of Science News includes expanded versions of articles from the magazine’s print edition plus two additional features, all commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin.
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Louis Pasteur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPasteur's birthday was yesterday (Dec. 27).Calvin Smith added 14 months ago
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