1707 in science

none July 2026 1707 science 1707 The year 1707 in science and technology involved some significant events. Geophysics May 23 – Volcanic eruption in the Santorini caldera begins.Global Volcanism Program Santorini https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=212040 2026-07-28 Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program en 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.Utsu-WEQ http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/index_eng.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100306180217/http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/index_eng.html 2010-03-06 2026-07-28 iisee.kenken.go.jp December 16 – Hōei eruption, the last eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan, begins.Global Volcanism Program Fujisan https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=283030 https://web.archive.org/web/20220311110333/https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=283030 2022-03-11 2026-07-28 Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program en Mathematics Publication of Arithmetica universalis, the collected works of Isaac Newton on algebra.Arithmetica Newton @ Edward Worth Library https://newton.edwardworthlibrary.ie/books-by-newton/arithmetica/ 2026-07-28 newton.edwardworthlibrary.ie Abraham de Moivre derives de Moivre's formula.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 https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1706.0037 Philosophical Transactions 25 309 2368–2371 10.1098/rstl.1706.0037 0260-7085 subscription Medicine John Floyer, in The Physician's Pulse Watch, introduces counting of pulse rate during one minute.Floyer John The physician's pulse-watch https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12605 2026-07-28 English Giovanni Maria Lancisi publishes De Subitaneis Mortibus (On Sudden Death), an early work in cardiology.De subitaneis mortibus, libri duo. First edition. · Grolier Club Exhibitions https://grolierclub.omeka.net/items/show/351 2026-07-28 grolierclub.omeka.net Georg Ernst Stahl publishes la Theoria medica vera: physiologiam & pathologiam.Theoria medica vera. Physiologiam & pathologiam ... e naturae & artis veris fundamentis ... sistens / [Georg Ernst Stahl]. https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ghc2rdgd/items 2026-07-28 Wellcome Collection en 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 Category:18th century in science Category:1700s in science