1717 in science

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The year 1717 in science and technology involved few significant events.

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. ^[1]
• James Petiver publishes Papilionum Brittaniae Icones, the first book devoted exclusively to British butterflies, giving English names to a number of species. ^[2]

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) ^[3]
• March 8 – Abraham Darby I, English ironmaster (born 1678)

References

1. The Gentle Author (2011-07-02). "Thomas Fairchild, Gardener of Hoxton". Spitalfields Life. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
2. Salmon, Michael A. (2000). The Aurelian Legacy: British butterflies and their collectors. Colchester: Basil Harley. pp. 103–105. ISBN   0-946589-40-2.
3. "Maria Sibylla Merian – Life, Facts, & Works". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 April 2018.