1744 in science
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The year 1744 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- Great Comet of 1744, first sighted in 1743, remains visible until April (perihelion about March 1).[1]
[edit] Mathematics
- Leonhard Euler discovers the catenoid and proves it to be a minimal surface.[2]
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- June 22 - Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben, German naturalist (died 1777)
- August 1 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist (died 1829)
- August 16 - Pierre Méchain, French astronomer (died 1804)
- October 17 - Andrew Duncan, Scottish physician (died 1828)
[edit] Deaths
- April 25 - Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer and thermometrician (born 1701)
[edit] References
- ^ "C/1743 X1". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 1744-03-01. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1743X1. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Euler, L. (1744). "Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas maximi minimive proprietate gaudentes". In Opera omnia I p. 24.
