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Hace 2 días · Babbage, John Herschel, George Peacock, and several other friends formed the Analytical Society in 1812; they were also close to Edward Ryan. As a student, Babbage was also a member of other societies such as The Ghost Club , concerned with investigating supernatural phenomena, and the Extractors Club, dedicated to liberating its members from ...
Hace 5 días · Caroline Herschel (United Kingdom, 1750–1848) John Herschel (United Kingdom, 1792–1871) William Herschel (United Kingdom/Germany, 1738–1822) Ejnar Hertzsprung (Denmark, 1873–1967) Johannes Hevelius (Poland, 1611–1687) Antony Hewish (United Kingdom, 1924–2021) George William Hill (United States, 1838–1914)
Hace 5 días · "The Man Who Fooled the World: The Birth of Fake News"Discover the shocking true story of Richard Adams Locke, the journalist who pulled off the greatest hoa...
25 de may. de 2023 · Space Shuttle. On This Day in Space: May 17, 1974: NASA launches 1st Synchronous Meteorological satellite. News. By Hanneke Weitering. last updated 17 May 2024. On May 17, 1974, NASA launched...
Hace 2 días · The Copley Medal is the most prestigious award of the Royal Society, conferred "for sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of science". It alternates between the physical sciences or mathematics and the biological sciences. Given annually, the medal is the oldest Royal Society medal awarded and the oldest surviving scientific award in the world, having first been given in 1731 to ...
Hace 4 días · December 8, 2023 Aviation Astronaut, Atlas Mercury Launch Vehicle, Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair, Chance Vought F8U-1P Crusader, Convair Atlas LV-3B, Distinguished Flying Cross, Douglas R4D-1 Skytrain, Fighter Pilot, Flight Instructor, Friendship 7, John Glenn, John Herschel Glenn Jr., Korean War, Manned Space Flight, Mercury SC13 ...
Hace 5 días · The list of secretaries is specially rich in great names, such as John Evelyn, Dr. Halley, Sir John Herschel, Bishop Wilkins, Robert Hooke, Sir Humphry Davy, and many others. The Society of Antiquaries of London, already mentioned in our account of Somerset House, (fn. 3) was founded by Archbishop Parker, in 1572.
