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John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, was born on November 23, 1616 and died on October 28, 1703.

John Wallis
was conceived around February 17, 1616
and has 1 event

A full gestation takes 280 days. Have you ever checked what happened when you were conceived? You should, because it matters.

271 days before
(about 9 months)

ANADU BLOCK 1616-5.0226  

Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun

It happened on February 26, 1616

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Featuring: Galileo Galilei.

Xanadu Registrants

These are the notable people who registered John Wallis into the Xanadu blockchain, after making a gift to humanity.

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
1584-1611

Queen of Spain and Portugal by her marriage to King Philip III & II.

John Wallis
1616-1703

English mathematician and cryptographer who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity

Galileo Galilei
1564-1642

Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath,

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