1692 in science
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The year 1692 in science and technology:
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[edit] Events
- In the American colonies, the Salem Witch trials of 1692 develop, following 250 years of witch-hunts in Europe.
[edit] Mathematics
- The tractrix, sometimes called a tractory or equitangential curve, is first studied by Christiaan Huygens, who gave it its name.
[edit] Technology
[edit] Births
- April 22 - James Stirling, mathematician (died 1770)
