The 10 Most Valuable Record Covers. The Beatles Butcher cover. I know some of you reading this will find it hard to believe, but once upon a time the cover of a vinyl record was a major selling point to the album. Sometimes people actually took a chance on a record because the cover was so cool, never happens today.
Marquis de Condorcet (1743). Marquis de Condorcet. It was on this date, September 17, 1743, that French mathematician and political philosopher Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, was born in Ribemont, Picardy, France.
Jacques Necker and the Compte Rendu. Jacques Necker. In October 1776 Louis XVI placed responsibility for the national finances in the hands of Jacques Necker (1732-1804). Necker was a curious choice for such an important office. He was not a native Frenchman, being born and raised in Switzerland to a family of English heritage.