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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.
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John Wallis
was conceived around February 17, 1616
and has 1 event
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271 days before
(about 9 months)
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
Featuring: Galileo Galilei.
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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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The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.
- Carl Sagan