1717 in science

none The year 1717 in science and technology involved: 1717 science1717 Biology Thomas Fairchild, a nurseryman at Hoxton in the East End of London, becomes the first person to produce a successful scientific plant hybrid, Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus, known as "Fairchild's Mule" because it is infertile.((The Gentle Author)) Thomas Fairchild, Gardener of Hoxton http://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/02/thomas-fairchild-gardener-of-hoxton/ Spitalfields Life 2011-07-02 2015-11-16 James Petiver publishes Papilionum Brittaniae Icones, the first book devoted exclusively to British butterflies, giving English names to a number of species.103–105 The Aurelian Legacy: British butterflies and their collectors Michael A. Salmon 2000 Colchester Basil Harley 0-946589-40-2 Births June 5 – Emanuel Mendes da Costa, English botanist (died 1791) June 28 – Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (died 1785) September 11 – Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (died 1783) November 16 – Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician (died 1783) Pierre Le Roy, French clockmaker (died 1785) Wilhelm Friedrich von Gleichen, German microscopist (died 1783) Deaths January 13 – Maria Sibylla Merian, German-born naturalist (born 1647)Maria Sibylla Merian – Life, Facts, & Works https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maria-Sibylla-Merian Encyclopædia Britannica 4 April 2018 en March 8 – Abraham Darby I, English ironmaster (born 1678) References Category:18th century in science Category:1710s in science