1726 in science
- 1726 in science
The year 1726 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Technology
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gridiron pendulum is developed byJohn Harrison , as apendulum that compensates for temperature errors: a grid of alternatingbrass and steel rods is arranged so that the heat is d.Births
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James Hutton , Scottishgeologist (died 1797)Deaths
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Guillaume Delisle , Frenchscientist , one of the founders of moderngeography (born 1675)
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