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Sample Data: Scientific Discoveries

Number of great scientific discoveries of each year

Originator: The World Almanac and Book of Facts

Data on the number of great inventions and scientific discoveries in each year from 1860 to 1959.

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Basic Examples

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Wolfram Research, "Sample Data: Scientific Discoveries" from the Wolfram Data Repository (2016) https://doi.org/10.24097/wolfram.75421.data

Data Resource History

  • Date Created: 8 August 2016

Source Metadata

  • Coverage: 1850-1911
  • Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1975 Edition, pages 315-318.

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Publisher Information

  • Publisher of Record: Wolfram Research