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1717 in science

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The year 1717 in science and technology involved:

Biology

  • Thomas Fairchild, a nurseryman at Hoxton in the East End of London, becomes the first person to produce a successful scientific plant hybrid, Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus, known as "Fairchild's Mule" because it is infertile.
  • James Petiver publishes Papilionum Brittaniae Icones, the first book devoted exclusively to British butterflies, giving English names to a number of species.

Births

  • June 5 – Emanuel Mendes da Costa, English botanist (died 1791)
  • June 28 – Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (died 1785)
  • September 11 – Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (died 1783)
  • November 16 – Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician (died 1783)
  • Pierre Le Roy, French clockmaker (died 1785)
  • Wilhelm Friedrich von Gleichen, German microscopist (died 1783)

Deaths

  • January 13 – Maria Sibylla Merian, German-born naturalist (born 1647)
  • March 8 – Abraham Darby I, English ironmaster (born 1678)

References

References

  1. ((The Gentle Author)). (2011-07-02). "Thomas Fairchild, Gardener of Hoxton". Spitalfields Life.
  2. Salmon, Michael A.. (2000). "The Aurelian Legacy: British butterflies and their collectors". Basil Harley.
  3. "Maria Sibylla Merian – Life, Facts, & Works".
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