- 1748 in science
The year 1748 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Archaeology
* Rediscovery of the ruins of
Pompeii Mathematics
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Leonhard Euler publishes "Analysis Infinitorum", an introduction to pure analyticalmathematics Medicine
* John Fothergill publishes "Account of the Sore Throat, attended with Ulcers", an early description of
diphtheria Technology
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Lewis Paul invents a hand machine for wool-cardingAwards
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Copley Medal :James Bradley Births
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February 27 -Anders Sparrman , Swedish botanist, pupil of Linnaeus (died 1820)
*March 5 -Jonas C. Dryander , Swedish botanist (died 1810)
*March 10 -John Playfair , Scottish scientist (died 1819)
*April 12 -Antoine Laurent de Jussieu , French botanist (died 1836)
*June 30 -Dominique, comte de Cassini , French astronomer (died 1845)
*August 8 -Johann Friedrich Gmelin , German naturalist (died 1804)
*December 9 -Claude Louis Berthollet , chemist (died 1822)Deaths
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January 1 -Johann Bernoulli , Swiss mathematician (born 1667)
* November -Aleksei Chirikov , Russian explorer (born 1703)
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