1747 in science

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The year 1747 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1746 in science, other events of 1747, 1748 in science and the list of years in science.

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  • April 2 - Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist, botanical artist, and physician who studied and produced several papers on cryptogams (lower plants that do not have seeds or flowers), such as mosses and algae (born 1687)
  • Johann Heinrich von Heucher, German botanist, after whom the genus heuchera is named (born 1677)