1740 in science explained
The year 1740 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Mathematics
Metallurgy
Physics
Technology
- Henry Hindley of Yorkshire invents a device to cut the teeth of clock wheels.[3]
Awards
Births
Deaths
Notes and References
- Book: Smiles, Samuel. Samuel Smiles
. Samuel Smiles. Industrial Biography. 1879. 99.
- Book: Hutton, Charles. A Philosophical and Mathematical Dictionary: Volume 2. 1815. S. Hamilton. Weybridge, Surrey. 509.
- Book: Williams, Hywel. Cassell's Chronology of World History. registration. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005. 0-304-35730-8. 308.
- Web site: Copley Medal British scientific award . Encyclopedia Britannica . 21 July 2020 . en.