- 1737 in science
The year 1737 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Chemistry
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George Brandt discoversCobalt Geology
* Francesco Serao is the first person to use the word
lava in connection with extrudedmagma in a short account of the eruption ofMount Vesuvius which took place betweenMay 14 andJune 4 .
*October 11 - Anearthquake inCalcutta ,India causes 300,000 deathsTechnology
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John Harrison presents the first stablemarine chronometer , thereby allowing for precise longitude determination while at seaAwards
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Copley Medal :John Belchier Births
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September 9 -Luigi Galvani , Italianphysicist (died 1798)Deaths
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