1702 in science
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The year 1702 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- April 20 - Comet of 1702 (C/1702 H1): The 10th-closest comet approach in history, it missed Earth by a distance of 0.0437 AU (6,537,000 km).[1]
- David Gregory publishes the first textbook, Astronomiae physicae et geometricae elementa, that applies Isaac Newton's principles of motions to astronomy.[2]
[edit] Technology
- A fountain pen was developed by Frenchman M. Bion.[3]
[edit] Births
- (c. 1702) - Thomas Bayes, English mathematician (died 1761)
- undated - George Martine, Scottish physician and scientist (died 1741)[4]
[edit] Deaths
- Olof Rudbeck, Swedish physiologist who discovered that the thoracic duct is connected to the intestinal lymphatics (born 1630)
[edit] References
- ^ Historic Comet Close Approaches. NASA. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ Archives Hub: Papers of David Gregory (1661-1708). Archives Hub. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ Narayanan, Vivek (2005-05-18). "Patent and Trademark History in the Fountain Pen Industry". Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ (1893) in Lee, Sydney: Dictionary of National Biography, Volume XXXVI. Macmillan and Co., 308.
