1732 in science
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The year 1732 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Inventions
- Pitot develops the Pitot tube used for measuring flow velocity under the Seine bridges.
[edit] Astronomy
- French astronomer Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688–1768) invents the Delisle scale (recalibrated in 1738), for measuring temperature.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- January 11 - Peter Forsskål, Finnish naturalist (died 1763)
- October 6 - Nevil Maskelyne, British Astronomer Royal (died 1811)
- Maria Christina Bruhn, Swedish inventor, (died 1802)
