- 1730 in science
The year 1730 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Astronomy
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analemma is developed by the French astronomerGrandjean de Fouchy .Technology
* The
cuckoo clock is invented by a clock-master from Schönwald in theBlack Forest ofGermany .
* TheReaumur scale is developed by French naturalistRené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur : with 0 = the freezing point of water and 80 = the boiling point.Births
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June 26 -Charles Messier , astronomer (died 1817)
*December 8 -Johann Hedwig , Transylvanian-born German botanist (died 1799)Deaths
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