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February 1st
| 1650 | Descartes contracted a chill while tutoring Queen Christina of Sweden, which developed into inflammation of the lungs. Ten days later he died at age 53.
More information about: Rene Descartes |
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| 1673 | Leibniz, during his first visit to London, exhibited his calculating machine to the Royal Society.
More information about: Gottfried Leibniz |
| 1903 | George Stokes, who did important work in hydrodynamics and became Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, died in Cambridge, England, on this day.
More information about: George Stokes |
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