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Johannes Kepler's Platonic solid model of
the solar system, from his Mysterium
Cosmographicum (The Cosmographic Mystery) |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Johannes Kepler (1571; died November 15, 1630) German astronomer;
Astronomia Nova (
New Astronomy);
Harmonices Mundi (
The Harmony of the World);
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae (
Epitome of Copernican Astronomy)
Louis Pasteur (1822; died September 28, 1895) French chemist and microbiologist who wrote
Germ Theory and Its Applications to Medicine
Juan Felipe Herrera (1948) American poet;
Calling the Doves / Canto a Las Palomas;
CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse;
Grandma & Me at the Flea / Los Meros Meros Remateros;
Super Cilantro Girl / La Superniña del Cilantro; Poet Laureate of the USA (2015 - )
Died on this day:
Pierre de Ronsard (1585; born September 11, 1524) French poet known for
Les Odes;
Les Amours;
Sonnets pour Hélène;
Discours
Charles Lamb (1834; born February 10, 1775) English author;
Essays of Elia;
Tales from Shakespeare;
The Adventures of Ulysses
Hoagy Carmichael (1981; born November 22, 1899) American composer; "Stardust"; "Georgia on My Mind"; "The Nearness of You"; "Heart and Soul"
Bonus Classic:
Aucassin and Nicolette (12th or 13th century) French romance story of the love between a French (Christian) count and a "Saracen" (Muslim) maiden
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