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Rene Descartes birth
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Blaise Pascal birth
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Descartes publishes "geometry",
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Sir Isaac Newton born
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Descartes publishes "The Principles Of Philosophy"
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Blaise Pascal patented a calculating machine
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Rene Descartes death
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Blaise Pascal established early probability theory
Blaise Pascal shared this discovery with Pierre de Fermat -
Blaise Pascal death
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Sir Isaac Newton developed differential calculus
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Sir Isaac Newton invented a reflecting telescope
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Sir Isaac Newton wrote Mathematical Principles Of Natural Philosophy
Said to be the greatest work ever written on theoretical physics. -
Sir Isaac Newton published his light theory "Optiks".
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Sir Isaac Newton death
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Carl Gauss born
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Carl Gauss discovered non-Euclidean geometry
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Carl Gauss discovered the basic theorem of quadratic residues relating to the concept of congruence in number theory.
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Carl Gauss proved the possibility of constructing a 17-sided regular polygon with the help of only a ruler and compass
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Carl Gauss's dissertation revealed the first evidence of the fundamental thereom of algebra
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Carl Gauss built the first electromagnetic telegraph
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Carl Gauss death
