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1700 In Science
The year 1700 in science and technology involved some significant events. Exploration * September 6 – Edmond Halley returns to England after a voyage of almost one year on HMS Paramour (1694), HMS ''Paramour'', from which he has observed the Antarctic Convergence, and publishes his findings on terrestrial magnetism in ''General Chart of the Variation of the Compass''. Geology * January 26 – At approximately 9 p.m., the 1700 Cascadia earthquake, Cascadia earthquake occurs in the Pacific Northwest with an estimated moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 8.7–9.2. This megathrust earthquake ruptures about of the Cascadia Subduction Zone and causes a tsunami that strikes the coast of Japan approximately 10 hours later. Medicine * Nicolas Andry publishes ''De la génération des vers dans les corps de l'homme'', a pioneering text in the germ theory of disease. * Bernardino Ramazzini publishes ''De Morbis Artificum Diatriba'' in Modena, a pioneering text in occupat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number) * One of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017, 2117 Science * Chlorine, a halogen in the periodic table * 17 Thetis, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Literature Magazines *Seventeen (American magazine), ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine *Seventeen (Japanese magazine), ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels *Seventeen (Tarkington novel), ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe *''Seventeen (Yokoyama novel), Seventeen'' (''Kuraimāzu hai''), a 2003 novel by Hideo Yokoyama *Seventeen (Serafin novel), ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film *Seventeen (1916 film), ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock *Seventeen (1940 film), ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Stala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |