1730 in science

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The year 1730 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Astronomy
2 Physics
3 Technology
4 Births
5 Deaths
6 References

Astronomy

The analemma is developed by the French astronomer Grandjean de Fouchy.

Physics

The Reaumur scale is developed by French naturalist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, with 0° = the freezing point of water and 80° = the boiling point.^[1]

Technology

Joseph Foljambe of Rotherham, England, produces the iron-clad Rotherham swing plough.^[2]

Births

June 26 - Charles Messier, French astronomer (d. 1817)
December 8 - Johann Hedwig, Transylvanian-born German botanist (d. 1799)
Maria Ardinghelli, Italian scientific translator (d. 1825)
between 1730 and 1732 - William Hudson, English botanist (d. 1793)

Deaths

January 18 - Antonio Vallisneri, Italian physician and natural scientist (b. 1661)
December 5 (bur.) - Alida Withoos, Dutch botanical artist (b. c.1661/2)

References

^ Simons, Paul (17 October 2007). "How Reaumur fell off the temperature scale". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/article2673568.ece. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
^ Jones, Alan. "A Brief History of The Plough". Doncaster: Society of Ploughmen. http://www.ploughmen.co.uk/ploughhistory.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-03.