1703 in science
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The year 1703 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Biology
- Charles Plumier's Nova plantarum Americanarum genera begins publication in Paris. This includes descriptions of Fuchsia, discovered by him on Hispaniola,[1] and naming of the genus Magnolia, applied to species from Martinique.
[edit] Meteorology
- November 24–December 2 - The Great Storm of 1703, an Atlantic hurricane, ravages southern England and the English Channel, killing nearly 8000, mostly at sea.
[edit] Technology
- An early, crude seismograph is developed by the French physicist Abbé Jean de Hautefeuille.
[edit] Appointments
- Isaac Newton is elected president of the Royal Society, a position he will hold until his death in 1727.
[edit] Births
- January 8 - André Levret, French obstetrician (d. 1780)
- October 28 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (d. 1768)
- November 25 - Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784)
- December 2 - Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)
- December 9 - Chester Moore Hall, English scientific instrument maker (d. 1771)
- undated - Aleksei Chirikov, Russian explorer (d. 1748)
[edit] Deaths
- March 3 - Robert Hooke, English scientist (b. 1635)
- March 20 (probable) - Johann von Löwenstern-Kunckel, German chemist (b. 1630?)
- September 22 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and scientist (b. 1622)
- October 28 - John Wallis, English mathematician (b. 1616)
[edit] References
- ^ (1910) The Encyclopædia Britannica: a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volume XI, Franciscans to Gibbons 11th ed. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 272. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
