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Births

1602 - Otto von Guericke, German physicist

1762 - Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist

1886 - Karl von Frisch, Austrian zoologist and Nobel Prize laureate

1889 - Edwin Hubble, American astronomer

1910 - Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist

1926 - Andrzej W. Schally, Polish-born endocrinologist and Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths

1704 - Charles Plumier, French botanist

1778 - Francesco Cetti, Italian scientist

1934 - Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist

1945 - Francis William Aston, British chemist and Nobel Prize laureate

1976 - Trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist

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Being a little quiet here ... combination of a looming Sunday deadline, grading, and the fact that I threw my back out on Thursday afternoon and am now in constant pain. Ah, the joys of life! There will, however, be some exciting news on Monday, so stay tuned.

Interesting lineup! Von Frisch, Hubble and Lysenko....