1730 in science
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The year 1730 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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Astronomy
- The analemma is developed by the French astronomer Grandjean de Fouchy.
Physics
- The Reaumur scale is developed by French naturalist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, with 0° = the freezing point of water and 80° = the boiling point.[1]
Technology
- Joseph Foljambe of Rotherham, England, produces the iron-clad Rotherham swing plough.[2]
Births
- April 15 - Moses Harris, English entomologist and engraver (died c. 1788)
- June 26 - Charles Messier, French astronomer (died 1817)
- August 12 - Edmé-Louis Daubenton, French naturalist (died 1785)
- December 8 - Johann Hedwig, Transylvanian-born German botanist (died 1799)
- Maria Ardinghelli, Italian scientific translator (died 1825)
- between 1730 and 1732 - William Hudson, English botanist (died 1793)
Deaths
- January 18 - Antonio Vallisneri, Italian physician and natural scientist (born 1661)
- December 5 (bur.) - Alida Withoos, Dutch botanical artist (born c. 1661/1662)
References
- ^ Simons, Paul (17 October 2007). "How Reaumur fell off the temperature scale". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/article2673568.ece. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ Jones, Alan. "A Brief History of The Plough". Doncaster: Society of Ploughmen. http://www.ploughmen.co.uk/ploughhistory.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
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