1755 in science explained
The year 1755 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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- December 2 – The second Eddystone Lighthouse (1709–1755), with a wooden cone, catches fire and burns to the ground; it will be rebuilt in stone.
- While serving as Postmaster General of the northern American colonies, Benjamin Franklin invents a simple odometer, attached to his horse carriage, to help analyze the best routes for delivering the mail.
- approx. date – Thomas Mudge invents the lever escapement for timepieces.
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Notes and References
- Woolfson . Michael Mark . Michael Woolfson . Solar System – its origin and evolution. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 34. 1–20. 1993. 1993QJRAS..34....1W.
- Stephen. Palmquist. Stephen Palmquist. Kant's Cosmogony Re-Evaluated. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. 18. 1987. 3. 255–269. 10.1016/0039-3681(87)90021-5. 1987SHPS...18..255P.
- "Experiments upon Magnesia Alba, Quicklime, and Some Other Alcaline Substances", published 1756.
- Book: Ball, W. W. Rouse. W. W. Rouse Ball
. 1888. W. W. Rouse Ball. A Short Account of the History of Mathematics. London. Macmillan. 368.
- Web site: Copley Medal British scientific award . Encyclopedia Britannica . 21 July 2020 . en.