1717 in science
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The year 1717 in science and technology involved few significant events.
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[edit] Biology
- James Petiver publishes Papilionum Brittaniae Icones, the first book devoted exclusively to British butterflies, giving English names to a number of species.[1]
[edit] Births
- September 11 - Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (died 1783)
- November 16 - Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician (died 1783)
- Pierre Le Roy, French clockmaker (died 1785)
- approx. date - Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (died 1785)
[edit] Deaths
- January 13 - Maria Sibylla Merian, naturalist (born 1647)
- March 8 - Abraham Darby I, English ironmaster (born 1678)
[edit] References
- ^ Salmon, Michael A. (2000). The Aurelian Legacy: British butterflies and their collectors. Colchester: Basil Harley. pp. 103–105. ISBN 0-946589-40-2.
