1759 in science
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The year 1759 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Biology
- Caspar Friedrich Wolff's dissertation at the University of Halle Theoria Generationis supports the theory of epigenesis.[1]
[edit] Botany
- Kew Gardens established in England by Augusta of Saxe-Coburg, the mother of George III.[2]
[edit] Geology
- Giovanni Arduino proposes dividing the geological history of Earth into four periods: Primitive, Secondary, Tertiary and Volcanic, or Quaternary.[3]
[edit] Physics
- Posthumous publication of Émilie du Châtelet's French translation and commentary on Newton's Principia, Principes mathématiques de la philosophie naturelle.
[edit] Medicine
- Angélique du Coudray publishes Abrégé de l'art des accouchements ("The Art of Obstetrics").
[edit] Transport
- James Brindley is engaged by the Duke of Bridgewater to construct a canal to transport coal to Manchester from the duke's mines at Worsley, in North West England.
- October 16 – Smeaton's Tower, John Smeaton’s Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of South West England, is first illuminated.[4]
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- December 2 - James Edward Smith, English botanist (died 1828)
- Date unknown - Maria Pettracini, Italian anatomist and physician (died 1791)
[edit] Deaths
- September 10 - Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (born 1703)
[edit] References
- ^ Petrunkevitch, Alexander (June 1920). "Russia's Contribution to Science". Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences (New Haven) 23: 235.
- ^ "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". World Heritage. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100817210717/http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1084. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ Bates, Marston (1950). The Nature of Natural History. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 51.
- ^ "Eddystone Lighthouse". Trinity House. Archived from the original on 09 September 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060909043743/http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactive/gallery/eddystone.html. Retrieved 2006-09-06.
