Archeology
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The Sky Disc of Nebra
On February 23, 2002, the state archaeologist Harald Meller succeeded to acquire the now famous Nebra Sky Disc in a…
Astronomy
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Aristarchus of Samos – Putting the Sun at the Right Place
About 310 BC, ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician Aristarchus of Samos was born. He presented the first known model that…
Biology
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Gregor Mendel and the Rules of Inheritance
On February 8, 1865, German-speaking Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel publishes his “Versuche über Pflanzenhybride” (Experiments on Plant Hybridization)…
Botany
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John Lindley and his Attempts to Formulate a Natural System of Plant Classification
On February 5, 1799, English botanist, gardener and orchidologist John Lindley was born. His attempts to formulate a natural system…
Chemistry
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John Mercer and the Cotton Mercerisation
On February 21, 1791, English dye and fabric chemist John Mercer was born. He invented the mercerisation process for treating cotton…
Computer Science
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Konrad Zuse – The German Inventor of the Computer
On December 18, 1995, German engineer and computer pioneer Konrad Zuse passed away. He is renowned to have constructed the…
Economics
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The Rise and Fall of the British East India Company
On December 31, 1600, the British East India Company (EIC) received a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth making it the oldest…
Geology
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Vladimir Vernadsky and the Biosphere
On March 12 (February 28 according to the old calendar), 1863, Ukrainian and Soviet mineralogist and geochemist Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky…
History
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Hachiko – the Most Famous Dog of Japan
On March 8, 1935, Hachiko, a famous Japanese Akita dog passed away, remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner,…
Mathematics
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Joseph Fourier and the Greenhouse Effect
On March 21, 1768, French mathematician and physicist Jean Baptiste Joseph du Fourier was born. He is probably best known for…
Medical Science
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John Snow – Tracing the Source of the London Cholera Outbreak
On March 15, 1813, English physician and a leader in the adoption of anaesthesia and medical hygiene John Snow was born. He is…
Paleontology
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Charles Walcott and the Cambrian Explosion
On August 30, 1909, American paleontologist Charles Doolittle Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British…
Philosophy
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Emanuel Swedenborg Visions of the Afterlife
On March 29, 1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg passed away. He is best known for his…
Physics
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Joseph Fourier and the Greenhouse Effect
On March 21, 1768, French mathematician and physicist Jean Baptiste Joseph du Fourier was born. He is probably best known for…
Politics
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Marcus Tullius Cicero – Truly a Homo Novus
On January 3, 106 BC, Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist Marcus Tullius Cicero was born. Besides…
Psychology
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Erich Fromm and the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory
On March 23, 1900, German-American psychologist Erich Seligmann Fromm was born. He was associated with what became known as the…
Women in Science
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Elizabeth Gertrude Britton Knight and the Study of Mosses
On January 9, 1858, American botanist, bryologist, and educator Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (née Elizabeth Gertrude Knight) was born. She and her…
Zoology
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Charles Walcott and the Cambrian Explosion
On August 30, 1909, American paleontologist Charles Doolittle Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British…
