1737 in science
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The year 1737 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Chemistry
- George Brandt discovers Cobalt
[edit] Geology
- Francesco Serao is the first person to use the word lava in connection with extruded magma in a short account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which took place between May 14 and June 4.
- October 11 - An earthquake in Calcutta, India causes 300,000 deaths
[edit] Technology
- John Harrison presents the first stable marine chronometer, thereby allowing for precise longitude determination while at sea
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- September 9 - Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist (died 1798)
[edit] Deaths
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