On this day in 1668, James Gregory was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He presented various papers to the Society on a variety of topics including astronomy, gravitation and mechanics. He was appointed Regius Professor of Mathematics at St Andrews later that year.
Born:
1656: Charles René Reyneau
1881: Hilda Hudson Ⓟ
1914: Rufus Isaacs Ⓟ
1920: Wolfgang Gaschütz Ⓟ
1937: David Mumford Ⓟ
Died:
1823: Dugald Stewart Ⓟ
1875: Joseph Winlock Ⓟ
1903: Nicolai Vasilievich Bugaev Ⓟ
1934: Wilhelm Meyer Ⓟ
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