1730 in science

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The year 1730 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

• The analemma is developed by the French astronomer Grandjean de Fouchy.

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 Rotherham swing plough.

Births

• April 15 – Moses Harris, English entomologist and engraver (died c. 1788)
• June 26 – Charles Messier, French astronomer (died 1817)
• August 12 – Edmé-Louis Daubenton, French naturalist (died 1785)
• December 8 – Johann Hedwig, Transylvanian-born German botanist (died 1799)
• Maria Angela Ardinghelli, Italian scientific translator (died 1825)
• between 1730 and 1732 – William Hudson, English botanist (died 1793)

Deaths

• January 18 – Antonio Vallisneri, Italian physician and natural scientist (born 1661)
• December 5 (bur.) – Alida Withoos, Dutch botanical artist (born c. 1661/1662)