1707 in science
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The year 1707 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Geophysics
- May 23 – Volcanic eruption in the Santorini caldera begins.[1]
- October 28 – The Hōei earthquake ruptures all segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously – the only earthquake known to have done this. It is the most powerful in Japan until 2011, with an estimated local magnitude of 8.6.[2]
- December 16 – Hōei eruption, the last eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan, begins.[3]
Mathematics
- Publication of Arithmetica universalis, the collected works of Isaac Newton on algebra.[4]
- Abraham de Moivre derives de Moivre's formula.[5]
Medicine
- John Floyer, in The Physician's Pulse Watch, introduces counting of pulse rate during one minute.[6]
- Giovanni Maria Lancisi publishes De Subitaneis Mortibus (On Sudden Death), an early work in cardiology.[7]
- Georg Ernst Stahl publishes Theoria medica vera: physiologiam & pathologiam.[8]
Births
- January 11 – Vincenzo Riccati, Italian mathematician (died 1775)
- April 10 – John Pringle, Scottish physician (died 1782)
- April 15 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (died 1783)
- April 26 – Johannes Burman, Dutch botanist (died 1780)
- May 23 – Carl Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist (died 1778)
- June 22 (bapt.) – Elizabeth Blackwell, Scottish-born botanical illustrator (died 1758)
- September 7 – Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (died 1788)
- December 22 – Johann Amman, Swiss-Russian botanist (died 1741)
- date unknown – Benjamin Robins, English scientist and engineer (died 1751)
Deaths
- March 30 – Marquis de Vauban, French military engineer (born 1633)
- Maria Clara Eimmart, German astronomer, engraver and designer (born 1676)
References
- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Santorini". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- ↑ "Utsu-WEQ". iisee.kenken.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Fujisan". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- ↑ "Arithmetica | Newton @ Edward Worth Library". newton.edwardworthlibrary.ie. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- ↑ Moivre, Abraham De (1707-03-01). "III. Æquationum quarundam potestatis tertiæ, quintæ, septimæ, nonæ, & superiorum, ad infinitum usque pergendo, in terminis finitis, ad instar regularum pro cubicis quæ vocantur cardani, resolutio analytica". Philosophical Transactions. 25 (309): 2368–2371. doi:10.1098/rstl.1706.0037. ISSN 0260-7085.
- ↑ Floyer, John, The physician's pulse-watch, retrieved 2026-07-28
- ↑ "De subitaneis mortibus, libri duo. First edition. · Grolier Club Exhibitions". grolierclub.omeka.net. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- ↑ "Theoria medica vera. Physiologiam & pathologiam ... e naturae & artis veris fundamentis ... sistens / [Georg Ernst Stahl]". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2026-07-28.