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Chronology of the History of Science |
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1737 AD |
Brandt,
G. Cobalt discovered Georg Brandt |
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1737 AD |
Franklin,
B. First city-paid police force and fire department Benjamin Franklin |
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1738 AD |
Bernoulli,
D. Daniel Bernoulli publishes Hydrodynamica, a book on fluid flow, showing that as velocity of fluid increases, its pressure decreases [Bernoulli's Principle]. |
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Boerhaave,
Hermann Died: 9/23/1738 |
1738 AD | |
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Herschel,
William Born: 11/15/1738 |
1738 AD | |
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Gerhard,
Carl Born: 2/26/1738 |
1738 AD | |
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1738 AD |
Bernoulli,
D. Kinetic theory of gases Daniel Bernoulli |
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1739 AD |
Euler,
L. Leonhard Euler solves the ordinary differential equation for a forced harmonic oscillator and notices the resonance phenomenon |
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Percival,
Thomas Born: 9/29/1740 |
1740 AD | |
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Bugge,
Thomas Born: 10/12/1740 |
1740 AD | |
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1740 AD |
Trembley,
A. Freshwater Hydra discovered Abraham Trembley |
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Sassure,
Horace Born: 2/17/1740 |
1740 AD | |
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Lexell,
Anders Born: 12/24/1740 |
1740 AD | |
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1740 AD |
Franklin,
B. Franklin stove Benjamin Franklin |
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1741 AD |
Carbonated water
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Senebier,
Jean Born: 5/1/1742 Died: 7/22/1809 |
1742 AD | |
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1742 AD |
Maclaurin,
C. Colin Maclaurin discovers his uniformly rotating self-gravitating spheroids |
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1742 AD |
Celsius,
A. Anders Celsius proposes temperature scale based on one hundred degrees between freezing and boiling points of water. |
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s'Gravesande,
Wilhelm Died: 2/28/1742 |
1742 AD | |
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Sharp,
Abraham Died: 7/18/1742 |
1742 AD | |
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Lavoisier,
Antoine Born: 8/26/1743 |
1743 AD | |
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1743 AD |
Silver plating
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Condorcet,
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Born: 9/17/1743 Died: 4/8/1794 |
1743 AD | |
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Klaproth,
Martin Born: 12/1/1743 |
1743 AD | |
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Banks,
Joseph Born: 2/13/1743 |
1743 AD | |
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Hauy,
Rene Born: 2/28/1743 Died: 6/3/1822 |
1743 AD | |
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Bernoulli,
Johann (III) Died: 11/4/1744 |
1744 AD | |
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Lamarck,
Jean Born: 8/1/1744 |
1744 AD | |
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1744 AD |
De Cheseaux,
J. Jean-Phillipe de Cheseaux puts forth an early form of Olbers' paradox |
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1744 AD |
Euler,
L. Transcendental numbers Leonhard Euler |
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Callet,
Jean Charles Born: 8/25/1744 Died: 11/14/1799 |
1744 AD | |
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Heilbronner,
Johann Died: 1/17/1745 |
1745 AD | |
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1745 AD |
Menghini,
V. Blood and iron Vincenzo Menghini |
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Schroeter,
Johann Born: 8/30/1745 |
1745 AD | |
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Rush,
Benjamin Born: 12/24/1745 |
1745 AD | |
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Volta,
Alessandro Born: 2/18/1745 |
1745 AD | |
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1745 AD |
van Musschenbroek,
P. Leyden jar invented at University of Leiden Pieter van Musschenbroek |
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1745 AD |
Lomonosov,
M. Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov proposes law of conservation of mass [year approximate]. |
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MacLaurin,
Colin Died: 6/14/1746 |
1746 AD | |
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Bucquet,
Jean Born: 2/18/1746 Died: 1/24/1780 |
1746 AD | |
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Monge,
Gaspard Born: 5/10/1746 Died: 7/28/1818 |
1746 AD | |
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1747 AD |
Franklin,
B. Benjamin Franklin invents lightning rod. |
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1747 AD |
Lind,
J. Scurvy linked to diet and citrus fruit prevents it James Lind |
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1747 AD |
De Maupertuis,
P. Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis applies minimum principles to mechanics |
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Bode,
Johann Born: 1/19/1747 Died: 11/23/1826 |
1747 AD | |
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Cossali,
Pietro Born: 6/29/1748 Died: 12/20/1815 |
1748 AD | |
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1748 AD |
Nollet,
J. Osmosis Jean-Antoine Nollet |
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Playfair,
John Born: 3/10/1748 Died: 7/19/1819 |
1748 AD | |
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Blagden,
Charles Born: 4/19/1748 |
1748 AD | |
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1748 AD |
de Ulloa,
A. Platinum Antonio de Ulloa |
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de Berthelot,
Claude Born: 12/9/1748 Died: 11/6/1822 |
1748 AD | |
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Gmelin,
Johann Born: 8/8/1748 Died: 11/1/1804 |
1748 AD | |
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Laplace,
Pierre Simon Born: 3/28/1749 Died: 3/5/1827 |
1749 AD | |
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Goethe,
Johann Born: 8/28/1749 |
1749 AD | |
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Delambre,
Jean Bapiste Born: 9/19/1749 Died: 8/19/1822 |
1749 AD | |
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Jenner,
Edward Born: 5/17/1749 |
1749 AD | |
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1749 AD |
Leclerc de Buffon,
G. Formation of the Earth Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon |
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Bramah,
Joseph Born: 4/13/1749 |
1749 AD | |
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Petit,
Jean I. Died: 4/20/1750 |
1750 AD | |
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Herschel,
Caroline Born: 3/16/1750 Died: 1/9/1848 |
1750 AD | |
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Descroiszilles,
Francois Born: 6/11/1751 Died: 4/14/1825 |
1751 AD | |
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1751 AD |
Cronstedt,
A. Nickel Axel Cronstedt |
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Jacquard,
Joseph Born: 7/7/1752 |
1752 AD | |
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1752 AD |
Franklin,
B. Lightning rod Benjamin Franklin |
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1752 AD |
de Reaumur,
R. Digestion Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur |
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1752 AD |
Guettard,
J. Heat and the formation of Earth Jean-Etienne Guettard |
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Legendre,
Adrian Born: 9/18/1752 Died: 1/10/1833 |
1752 AD | |
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1752 AD |
Franklin,
B. Benjamin Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm, demonstrates that lightning is a form of electricity. |
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Cramer,
Gabriel Born: 1/4/1752 |
1752 AD | |
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Chladni,
Ernst Born: 11/30/1752 Died: 4/3/1827 |
1752 AD | |
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Nicolas,
Lezare Born: 5/13/1753 Died: 8/2/1823 |
1753 AD | |
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1753 AD |
Conestoga wagon
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Arbuthnot,
John Died: 2/27/1753 |
1753 AD | |
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1754 AD |
First non-rolling mill
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1754 AD |
Erxelben,
D. First woman doctor Dorothea Erxleben |
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Proust,
Joseph Born: 9/26/1754 |
1754 AD | |
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1754 AD |
Black,
J. Carbon dioxide Joseph Black |
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Riccati,
Jacapo Died: 4/15/1754 |
1754 AD | |
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Fourcoy,
Antoine Born: 6/15/1755 Died: 12/16/1809 |
1755 AD | |
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von Fuss,
Nicolaus Born: 1/30/1755 |
1755 AD | |
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1755 AD |
Kant,
I. Galaxy Immanuel Kant |
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Groombridge,
Stephen Born: 1/7/1755 |
1755 AD | |
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Chaptal,
Jean Born: 6/4/1756 |
1756 AD | |
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1756 AD |
Canton,
Canton notices effect of aurora borealis on compass needle.
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1756 AD |
Desmarest,
N. Continental shift Nicolas Desmarest |
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1757 AD |
Beccaria,
Giacomo Battista. Discoverer of the lightsensitivity of silver chloride. |
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1757 AD |
Campbell,
J. Sextant (measures latitude and longitude) John Campbell |
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Olbers,
Heinrich Born: 10/11/1758 Died: 3/2/1840 |
1758 AD | |
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1758 AD |
Linnaeus,
C. Carolus Linnaeus develops taxonomy of species, proposed binomial nomenclature |
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Bouguer,
Pierre Died: 8/15/1758 |
1758 AD | |
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Nicole,
Francois Died: 1/18/1758 |
1758 AD | |
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1758 AD |
Strutt,
J. Ribbing machine to make stockings Jedediah Strutt |
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1758 AD |
Palitzsch,
J. Halley's comet returns Johann Georg Palitzsch |
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1758 AD |
Marggraf,
A. Flame tests for chemical compounds Andreas Sigismund Marggraf |
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1758 AD |
Imperial standards for measurement
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1758 AD |
Dollond,
John. Dollond produces achromatic lens |
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1759 AD |
Silhouette,
Etienne. Silhouette, Etienne De, France. Dessin de la Silhouette. |
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1759 AD |
Embryology
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1759 AD |
Brindley,
J. Canal aqueducts over Irwell River James Brindley |
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Arbogast,
Louis Born: 10/4/1759 Died: 4/8/1803 |
1759 AD |
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