1718 in science
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The year 1718 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Mathematics
- Abraham de Moivre publishes The Doctrine of Chances: a method of calculating the probabilities of events in play in English, which goes through several editions.[1][2]
[edit] Technology
- May 15 - James Puckle patents the Puckle Gun, an early form of machine gun, in England.[3]
[edit] Births
- May 16 - Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)
- May 23 - William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (d. 1783)
[edit] Deaths
- March 11 - Guy-Crescent Fagon, French physician and botanist (b. 1638)
- April - James Petiver, English naturalist and apothecary (b. c.1665)
- December 9 - Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encyclopedist (b. 1650)
[edit] Reference
- ^ The Doctrine of Chances
- ^ Crilly, Tony (2007). 50 Mathematical Ideas you really need to know. London: Quercus. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-84724-008-8.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
