1727 in science

1727 in science

The year 1727 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Mathematics

* The 1727 Paris Prize is based on a problem on the masting of ships, to calculate the number of masts to use and where in the ship to locate the masts. A 19-year-old Euler, who wrote his essay in 1726, wins the 1727 Paris Prize (published in 1728).

Events

* The kilt was invented by Thomas Rawlinson, the English owner of an ironworks factory, who designed it as a cheap uniform for better maneuverability around machinery. Ian MacDonnel of Glengarry adopted the garment along with his clansmen, and the kilt was worn throughout the highlands by 1745.

Optics

* Eyeglasses, with side pieces that rest on the ears, were invented by Englishman Edward Scarlett.

Births

* March 19 - Ferdinand Berthoud, Swiss clockmaker and maker of scientific instruments (died 1807)
* April 7 - Michel Adanson, French botanist (died 1806)

Deaths

*20 March - Isaac Newton, physicist and mathematician (born 1643)


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