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RE: December 10th

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The Soyuz 26 spacecraft was launched on December 10, 1977
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_26

Astrid 2 was launched December 10, 1998
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_(satellite)#Astrid-2

The XMM-Newton (X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission - Newton) X-ray observatory launched in December 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMM-Newton

STS-116 was launched on the 10th December 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-116

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Augusta Ada King (10 December 1815 - 27 November 1852) was an English writer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46672700/ada-lovelace-1815-1852/

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (December 10, 1804 - February 18, 1851) was a German mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gustav_Jacob_Jacobi

Johannes Stöffler (10 December 1452 - 16 February 1531) was a German mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_St%C3%B6ffler

James Richard Fisher (born December 10, 1943) is a Scientist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Richard_Fisher

Walter Henry Zinn (December 10, 1906 - February 14, 2000) was a nuclear physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Zinn

Richard Anthony Parker (December 10, 1905 - June 3, 1993) was a prominent Egyptologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Anthony_Parker

Pedro Elias Zadunaisky (December 10, 1917 - October 7, 2009) was an Argentine astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_E._Zadunaisky

Daniel Barbier (December 10, 1907 - April 1, 1965) was a French astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Barbier

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The metric system was officially adopted in France on 10 December 1799
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_metre

'De motu corporum in gyrum' is the presumed title of a manuscript by Isaac Newton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_motu_corporum_in_gyrum

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NGC 163 was discovered by William Herschel on the 10th December 1798.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55859350/ngc-163/

NGC 1639 was discovered by John Herschel on the 10th December 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55859259/ngc-1639/

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Asteroid 211 Isolda was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on December 10, 1879
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/211_Isolda

Comet C/2010 X1 (Elenin) was discovered by Russian amateur astronomer Leonid Elenin on December 10, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2010_X1

Possible activity (between December 10 and 15) from the new 46P-ids meteor shower.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51848667/46p-ids-meteor-shower/

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Meteorites

The Novy-Ergi (Stone) meteorite fell in Novgorodskaya oblast', Russia, on the 9th December, 1662.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46672679/novy-ergi-meteorite/

The Bandong (LL6) meteorite fell in Jawa Barat, Indonesia, on the 10th December, 1871.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46672680/bandong-meteorite/

The Ojuelos Altos (L6) meteorite fell in Andalucia, Spain, on the 10th December, 1926.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46672683/ojuelos-altos-meteorite/

The St. Louis (H4) meteorite fell in Missouri, USA, on the 10th December, 1950.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46672685/st-louis-meteorite/

The Al Rais (CR2) meteorite fell in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on the 10th December, 1957.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46672688/al-rais-meteorite/

The Claxton (L6) meteorite fell in Georgia, USA, on the 10th December, 1984.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t13995343/claxton-meteorite/

The Mihonoseki (L6) meteorite fell in Chugoku, Japan, on the 10th December, 1992.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46672686/mihonoseki-meteorite/