- 1703 in science
The year 1703 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Meteorology
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November 24 toDecember 2 - theGreat Storm of 1703 , an Atlantichurricane , ravages southernEngland and theEnglish Channel , killing nearly 8000, mostly at sea.Technology
* An early, crude
seismograph is developed by the French physicistJean de Hautefeuille (1647-1724).Appointments
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Isaac Newton is elected president of theRoyal Society , a position he held until his death in 1727.Births
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October 28 -Antoine Deparcieux , French mathematician (died 1768)
*November 25 -Jean-François Séguier , French astronomer and botanist (died 1784)
*December 2 -Ferdinand Konščak , Croatian explorer (died 1759)
* "undated" -Chester Moore Hall , English scientific instrument maker (died 1771)
* "undated" -Aleksei Chirikov , Russian explorer (died 1748)Deaths
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March 3 -Robert Hooke , English scientist (born 1635)
*September 22 -Vincenzo Viviani , Italian mathematician and scientist (born 1622)
*October 28 -John Wallis , English mathematician (born 1616)
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