1745 in science
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The year 1745 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- The Omega Nebula, Messier 25, Messier 35, and IC 4665 are discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux.
[edit] Biology
- Charles Bonnet publishes his first work on entomology, entitled Traité d'insectologie.
[edit] Geography
- The Cassini projection, a type of map projection, is described by César-François Cassini de Thury.
[edit] Physics
- The Leyden jar, a device for storing electric charge, is invented by Pieter van Musschenbroek. It was the first capacitor.
[edit] Technology
- The first blasting cap, or detonator, is demonstrated by a Dr. Watson of the Royal Society.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- January 6 — Jacques Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (died 1799)
- January 7 — Johan Christian Fabricius, Danish entomologist (died 1808)
- February 18 — Alessandro Volta, physicist (died 1827)
- April 26 — Johann Anton Güldenstädt, German naturalist and explorer (died 1781)
- December 15 — Johann Gottfried Koehler, German astronomer (died 1801)
- December 28 — Juan de Ayala, Spanish explorer (died 1797)
- William Cumberland Cruikshank, British chemist (died 1800)
[edit] Deaths
- November 30 — Johann Bessler, German inventor (born 1680)
- Jacques de Noyon, French Canadian explorer (born 1688)
