1706 in science

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The year 1706 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Mathematics

• William Jones proposes using the symbol π (the Greek letter pi) to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
• John Machin develops a quickly converging inverse-tangent series for π (pi) and computes π to 100 decimal places.

Medicine

• Giovanni Battista Morgagni publishes Adversaria anatomica, the first in a series in which he describes his observations of human anatomy.

Births

• January 17 - Benjamin Franklin, scientist and inventor, known for his experiments with electricity (died 1790)
• January 28 - John Baskerville, English printer and inventor (died 1775)
• May 12 - François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix, French physician and botanist (died 1767)
• June 10 - John Dollond, English optician (died 1761)
• December 17 - Emilie du Chatelet, French mathematician and physicist (died 1749)

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