1748 in science

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The year 1748 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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Earth sciences[edit]

  • Publication in Amsterdam of the Neptunian theory of French diplomat Benoît de Maillet (died 1738) in Telliamed, ou entretiens d’un philosophe indien avec un missionnaire françois, sur la diminution de la mer, la formation de la terre, l’origine de l’homme... as edited by Abbé Jean Baptiste de Mascrier.

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  1. ^ "BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Pompeii: Its Discovery and Preservation". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ Freestone, I. C. (20–24 June 1999). "Science Of Early English Porcelain". Sixth Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society 1. Brighton. pp. 11–17.
  3. ^ Boyer, C. B. (April 1951). "The Foremost Textbook of Modern Times". American Mathematical Monthly. 58 (4). Mathematical Association of America: 223–226. doi:10.2307/2306956. JSTOR 2306956.
  4. ^ Crilly, Tony (2007). 50 Mathematical Ideas you really need to know. London: Quercus. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-84724-008-8.
  5. ^ A'Becket, John Joseph (1907). "Maria Gaetana Agnesi". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  6. ^ McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch (2011). The Theory That Would Not Die. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-16969-0.
  7. ^ Britten's Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook Dictionary & Guide (15th ed.). p. 122.
  8. ^ Macey, Samuel L. Encyclopedia of Time. p. 348.
  9. ^ A Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry and the arts, p. 159, The invention of the detached escapement belongs to P. Le Roy
  10. ^ "78: Platinum". Elementymology & Elements Multidict. Elements.vanderkrogt.net. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  11. ^ "James Bradley | English astronomer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 February 2020.