Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Posted February 17, 2006 Reminder from the Calendar of Time Capsule: February 17th Friday February 17, 2006 12:30 am - 12:30 am This event repeats every year. Notes: On this day in 1959, the first weather satellite was launched, Vanguard 2, 9.8 kg. Noteworthy people born on this day:In 1723: Tobias Mayer, " method of lunars " for longitude determination. In 1740: Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist. In 1781: René-Théophile-Hyacinthe, Laënnec France , inventor (stethoscope). ADVERTISEMENT Copyright © 2006 . Privacy Policy - Terms of Service Quote
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