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Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov (March 31, 1934 - February 18, 1966) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was likely to have been the third or fourth person in space before his dismissal from the Soviet space program. Read more

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Isaac Roberts (27 January 1829 - 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and business man best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae. He was a member of the Liverpool Astronomical Society in England and was a fellow of the Royal Geological Society...

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Valentin Vasiliyevich Bondarenko (16 February 1937 - 23 March 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot who trained to become a cosmonaut. Cosmonaut Valentin Bondarenko died after a fire in a high-oxygen isolation chamber on March 23, 1961 Read more [spoiler][video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

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The Scottish physicist Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (14 February 1869 - 15 November 1959) was the inventor and developer of the Wilson cloud chamber. Charles Wilson was born on Feb. 14, 1869, in Glencorse near Edinburgh. Read more The cloud chamber, also known as the Wilson chamber, is used for dete...

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Title: Women in Italian astronomy Author: Francesca Matteucci, Raffaele Gratton This document gives some quantitative facts about the role of women in Italian astronomy. More than 26% of Italian IAU members are women: this is the largest fraction among the world leading countries in astronomy....

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Edmond Halley FRS (8 November 1656 - 14 January 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's comet. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, following in the footsteps of John...

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Garrett Erin Reisman (born February 10, 1968 ) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth 14 June 2008...

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Per Teodor Cleve (10 February 1840 - 18 June 1905) was a Swedish chemist and geologist. In 1874, he concluded that didymium was in fact two elements, now known as neodymium and praseodymium. He also discovered the elements holmium and thulium in 1879. The mineral cleveite was named in 1878 by the geol...

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Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche FRS (10 February 1796 - 13 April 1855) was an English geologist and palaeontologist who helped pioneer early geological survey methods. Read more

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Hans Walter (born February 9, 1954) is a German physicist/engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut. In 1993, he flew on board the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-55 (Spacelab D-2) as a Payload Specialist. He spent 9 days, 23 hours, and 40 minutes in space. Read more

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Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (also romanized Mendeleyev or Mendeleef) (8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1834 - 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1907), was a Russian chemist and inventor. He is credited as being the creator of the first version of the periodic table of elements. Read more Periodic Table o...

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Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre in Europe. Read more

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Charles Dickens statue unveiled in Portsmouth The first Charles Dickens statue in the UK has been unveiled, on what would have been his 202nd birthday. The bronze statue of the writer surrounded by books has been placed in Guildhall Square in Portsmouth, the city in which he was born. More than 100 in...

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Earliest footprints outside Africa discovered in Norfolk Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of human footprints outside of Africa, on the Norfolk Coast in the East of England. The footprints are more than 800,000 years old and were found on the shores of Happisburgh. They are direc...

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Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE, (7 February 1946 - 2 January 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor. Read more Spoiler

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	Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov (1934 – 1966) (Preview) Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov (March 31, 1934 - February 18, 1966) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was likely to have been the third or fourth person in space before his dismissal from the Soviet space program. Read more	Blobrana	0	Feb 17 21:51 2014 by Blobrana
	Isaac Roberts (1829-1904) (Preview) Isaac Roberts (27 January 1829 - 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and business man best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae. He was a member of the Liverpool Astronomical Society in England and was a fellow of the Royal Geological Society...	Blobrana	0	Feb 16 11:29 2014 by Blobrana
	Valentin Vasiliyevich Bondarenko (1937 - 1961) (Preview) Valentin Vasiliyevich Bondarenko (16 February 1937 - 23 March 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot who trained to become a cosmonaut. Cosmonaut Valentin Bondarenko died after a fire in a high-oxygen isolation chamber on March 23, 1961 Read more [spoiler][video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...	Blobrana	0	Feb 15 18:18 2014 by Blobrana
	Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869 - 1959) (Preview) The Scottish physicist Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (14 February 1869 - 15 November 1959) was the inventor and developer of the Wilson cloud chamber. Charles Wilson was born on Feb. 14, 1869, in Glencorse near Edinburgh. Read more The cloud chamber, also known as the Wilson chamber, is used for dete...	Blobrana	1	Feb 13 22:27 2014 by Blobrana
	Italian astronomy (Preview) Title: Women in Italian astronomy Author: Francesca Matteucci, Raffaele Gratton This document gives some quantitative facts about the role of women in Italian astronomy. More than 26% of Italian IAU members are women: this is the largest fraction among the world leading countries in astronomy....	Blobrana	0	Feb 12 09:56 2014 by Blobrana
	Edmond Halley (1656 - 1742) (Preview) Edmond Halley FRS (8 November 1656 - 14 January 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's comet. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, following in the footsteps of John...	Blobrana	5	Feb 9 16:56 2014 by Blobrana
	Garrett Erin Reisman (Preview) Garrett Erin Reisman (born February 10, 1968 ) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth 14 June 2008...	Blobrana	2	Feb 9 16:51 2014 by Blobrana
	Per Teodor Cleve (1840 - 1905) (Preview) Per Teodor Cleve (10 February 1840 - 18 June 1905) was a Swedish chemist and geologist. In 1874, he concluded that didymium was in fact two elements, now known as neodymium and praseodymium. He also discovered the elements holmium and thulium in 1879. The mineral cleveite was named in 1878 by the geol...	Blobrana	1	Feb 9 16:46 2014 by Blobrana
	Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche (1796 - 1855) (Preview) Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche FRS (10 February 1796 - 13 April 1855) was an English geologist and palaeontologist who helped pioneer early geological survey methods. Read more	Blobrana	1	Feb 9 16:42 2014 by Blobrana
	Ulrich Walter (Preview) Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Hans Walter (born February 9, 1954) is a German physicist/engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut. In 1993, he flew on board the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-55 (Spacelab D-2) as a Payload Specialist. He spent 9 days, 23 hours, and 40 minutes in space. Read more	Blobrana	1	Feb 8 19:42 2014 by Blobrana
	Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834 - 1907) (Preview) Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (also romanized Mendeleyev or Mendeleef) (8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1834 - 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1907), was a Russian chemist and inventor. He is credited as being the creator of the first version of the periodic table of elements. Read more Periodic Table o...	Blobrana	2	Feb 7 21:52 2014 by Blobrana
	Jules Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) (Preview) Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre in Europe. Read more	Blobrana	1	Feb 7 21:49 2014 by Blobrana
	Charles Dickens (Preview) Charles Dickens statue unveiled in Portsmouth The first Charles Dickens statue in the UK has been unveiled, on what would have been his 202nd birthday. The bronze statue of the writer surrounded by books has been placed in Guildhall Square in Portsmouth, the city in which he was born. More than 100 in...	Blobrana	0	Feb 7 15:28 2014 by Blobrana
	Happisburgh footprints (Preview) Earliest footprints outside Africa discovered in Norfolk Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of human footprints outside of Africa, on the Norfolk Coast in the East of England. The footprints are more than 800,000 years old and were found on the shores of Happisburgh. They are direc...	Blobrana	0	Feb 7 15:18 2014 by Blobrana
	Peter Postlethwaite (1946 - 2011) (Preview) Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE, (7 February 1946 - 2 January 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor. Read more Spoiler	Blobrana	1	Feb 6 22:58 2014 by Blobrana
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