1706 in science
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The year 1706 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Mathematics
- William Jones publishes Synopsis palmariorum matheseos or, A New Introduction to the Mathematics, Containing the Principles of Arithmetic and Geometry Demonstrated in a Short and Easie Method ... Designed for ... Beginners in which he
- proposes using the symbol π (the Greek letter pi, as an abbreviation for perimeter) to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
- introduces John Machin's quickly converging inverse-tangent series for π (pi), enabling it to be computed to 100 decimal places.[1]
Medicine
- Giovanni Battista Morgagni publishes Adversaria anatomica, the first in a series in which he describes his observations of human anatomy.
Technology
- Francis Hauksbee produces his 'Influence machine' to generate static electricity.[2]
Publications
- Johann Jakob Scheuchzer begins publication in Zürich of his Beschreibung der Naturgeschichte des Schweitzerlandes giving an account of the natural history and geology of Switzerland.
Births
- January 17 - Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and inventor, known for his experiments with electricity (died 1790)
- January 28 - John Baskerville, English printer and inventor (died 1775)
- February 11 - Nils Rosén von Rosenstein, Swedish pediatrician (died 1773)
- May 12 - François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix, French physician and botanist (died 1767)
- June 10 - John Dollond, English optician (died 1761)
- December 17 - Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (died 1749)
Deaths
- Date unknown - Jeanne Dumée, French astronomer
References
- ↑ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "1706 in science", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
- ↑ Burke, James (1978). Connections. London: Macmillan. p. 75. ISBN 0-333-24827-9.
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