- 1747 in science
The year 1747 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Anatomy
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Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697-1770), with the help of the artistJan Wandelaar (1691-1759), produced the most exact account of thebone s andmuscle s of the human body
*Albrecht von Haller publishes "Experiments in the Anatomy of Respiration"Mathematics
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Jean le Rond d'Alembert uses partial differential equations in mathematical physicsAwards
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Copley Medal :Gowin Knight Births
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January 19 -Johann Elert Bode , astronomer (died 1826)
*November 23 -Baron Sigmund Zois von Edelstein (Baron von Zois), Slovenian geologist, after whomzoisite is named (died 1819)
*Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre , French naturalist (died 1804)Deaths
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April 2 -Johann Jacob Dillenius , German botanist, botanical artist, and physician who studied and produced several papers oncryptogams (lower plants that do not have seeds or flowers), such asmoss es andalgae (born 1687)
*Johann Heinrich von Heucher , German botanist, after whom the genusheuchera is named (born 1677)
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