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Benjamin Mudge – Scientist of the Day

Benjamin Franklin Mudge. an American naturalist and geologist, died Nov. 21, 1879, at the age of 62.

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Betty James – Scientist of the Day

Betty James, a businesswoman and manufacturer, died Nov. 20, 2008, at the age of ninety.

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lindahall · 3 days ago

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John Vaughan Thompson – Scientist of the Day

John Vaughan Thompson, an Army surgeon who dabbled in marine biology, was born Nov. 19, 1779, on Long Island in the United States...

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lindahall · 4 days ago

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Edward Forbes – Scientist of the Day

Edward Forbes, a Manx zoologist, died Nov. 18, 1854, at the age of 39.

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lindahall · 7 days ago

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Marianne Moore – Scientist of the Day

Marianne Moore, an American poet, was born Nov. 15, 1887, in Kirkwood, Missouri.

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lindahall · 8 days ago

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Charles Lyell – Scientist of the Day

Charles Lyell, a Scottish geologist, was born Nov 14, 1797.

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lindahall · 9 days ago

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Robert Kennicott – Scientist of the Day

Robert Kennicott, an American naturalist and explorer, was born in Glenview, Illinois, on Nov. 13, 1835. His father, John, was a doctor and tree fancier who planted...

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lindahall · 10 days ago

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Percival Lowell – Scientist of the Day

Percival Lowell, an American businessman, astronomer, and observatory director, died Nov. 12, 1916, at the age of 61...

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lindahall · 14 days ago

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Wilhelm Röntgen – Scientist of the Day

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a fifty-year-old professor of physics at Würzburg University when he made a discovery that would utterly transform the nature of physics over the next 30 years...

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#Wilhelm Röntgen #Roentgen #X-rays. histsci #histSTM #19th century #history of science #Ashworth #Scientist of the Day

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lindahall · 15 days ago

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Captain James Cook – Scientist of the Day

James Cook, a British naval commander and explorer, was born Nov. 7, 1828, in Yorkshire, and grew up in Whitby, a port and ship-building center on the northeast coast of England...

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#James Cook #exploration #circumnavigation #voyages #histsci #histSTM #18th century #history of science #Ashworth #Scientist of the Day

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lindahall · 16 days ago

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George Ent – Scientist of the Day

Geoge Ent, an English physician and anatomist, was born on Nov. 6. 1604, in the Netherlands; his father had fled England for religious reasons...

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lindahall · 17 days ago

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Jan Oort – Scientist of the Day

Jan Oort, a Dutch astronomer, died on Nov. 5, 1992, at the age of 92, having been born in the last year of the 19th century, Apr. 28, 1900.

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lindahall · 18 days ago

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Andrew Ure – Scientist of the Day

On Nov. 4, 1818, Andrew Ure, a Scottish physician teaching in Glasgow, performed an unusual post-mortem experiment.

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lindahall · 21 days ago

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Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 – Scientist of the Day

The great Lisbon Earthquake struck Portugal, north Africa, and the eastern Atlantic seabed on Nov. 1, 1755, with Lisbon experiencing the most extensive destruction and loss of life.

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lindahall · 22 days ago

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Martin Luther – Scientist of the Day

The Protestant Reformation is usually considered to have begun on Oct. 31, 1517, when Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg.