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Macedonio Melloni
Born: April 11, 1798
Sciencean Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that radiant heat has similar physical properties to those of light.more…Isaac Newton
Born: January 4, 1642
Sciencean English mathematician, and physicist widely recognized as one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists of all time and among the most influential scientistsmore…Jonas Lie
Born: November 6, 1833
Lit.Westa Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright who is considered to have been one of the Four Greats of 19th century Norwegian literature.more…Giovanni Schiaparelli
Born: March 14, 1835
Sciencean Italian astronomer and science historian.more…Constantin Brâncuși
Born: February 19, 1876
Art.Westa Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer who made his career in France. Considered one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th-century and a pioneer of modernism,more…Marcellin Berthelot
Born: October 25, 1827
Sciencea French chemist and Republican politician noted for the Thomsen–Berthelot principle of thermochemistry.more…
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