This Day in Geek History: August 13

1642 Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers the south polar cap of Mars . 1876 The four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) written by German composer Richard Wagner premieres at the new Bayreuth Festspielhaus , which Wagner had custom built just for performances of the Ring cycle. The cycle takes four nights to perform, for a total of up to fifteen hours of performance

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This Day in Geek History: August 13

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