1706 In Science

Mathematics

• John Machin develops a quickly converging inverse-tangent series for π and computes π to 100 decimal places,

Births

• January 17 - Benjamin Franklin, scientist and inventor, known for his experiments with electricity (died 1790)
• June 10 - John Dollond, English optician (died 1761)
• December 17 - Emilie du Chatelet, French mathematician and physicist (died 1749)

Deaths

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