1730 In Science
The year 1730 in science and technology involved some significant events. Astronomy * The analemma is developed by the French astronomer Grandjean de Fouchy. Mathematics * James Stirling (mathematician), James Stirling publishes ''Methodus differentialis, sive tractatus de summatione et interpolatione serierum infinitarum''. Physics * The Reaumur scale is developed by French naturalist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, with 0° = the freezing point of water and 80° = the boiling point. Technology * Joseph Foljambe of Rotherham, England, produces the iron-clad Plough#Improved designs, Rotherham swing plough. Births * April 15 – Moses Harris, English people, English entomologist and engraver (died c. 1788 in science, 1788) * July 12 – Anna Barbara Reinhart, Swiss mathematician (died 1796 in science, 1796) * June 26 – Charles Messier, French people, French astronomer (died 1817 in science, 1817) * August 12 – Edme-Louis Daubenton, Edmé-Louis Daubenton, French natur ...
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