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05 May 1588
Giorgio Biandrata |
death Giorgio Biandrata Giorgio Biandrata, Italian court physician (born 1515) |
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05 May 1766
Jean Astruc |
death Jean Astruc Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (born 1684) |
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05 May 1779
spiral galaxy |
spiral galaxy (astronomy) The spiral galaxy M61 is discovered in the constellation Virgo by Barnabus Oriani. |
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05 May 1833
Ferdinand Paul Wilhelm Richthofen |
birth Ferdinand Paul Wilhelm Richthofen Ferdinand Paul Wilhelm Richthofen (died 1905), geographer. |
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05 May 1859
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet |
death Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (born 1805), German mathematician. |
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05 May 1892
August Wilhelm von Hofmann |
death August Wilhelm von Hofmann August Wilhelm von Hofmann (born 1818), chemist |
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05 May 1895
Karl Vogt |
death Karl Vogt Karl Vogt (born 1817), German scientist who published notable works in zoology, geology and physiology. |
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05 May 1951
NIMROD |
NIMROD (computer science) The Ferranti NIMROD computer is presented at the Science Museum (London) during the Festival of Britain. It is designed exclusively to play Nim, using panels of lights, the first instance of a digital computer designed specifically to play a game. |
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05 May 1967
Owen Thomas Jones |
death Owen Thomas Jones Owen Thomas Jones (born 1878), Welsh geologist |
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05 May 1973
BBC Television |
BBC Television (history of science) July 28 – BBC Television series The Ascent of Man, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski, first airs; there is also an accompanying bestselling book. |
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