1686 In Science

GEOLOGY

Edmund Halley establishes the relationship between Barometric Pressure and height above sea level.

METEOROLOGY

Edmund Halley presents a systematic study of the Trade Wind s and Monsoon s and identifies solar heating as the cause of Atmospheric motions.

PHYSICS

Isaac Newton uses a fixed length Pendulum with weights of varying composition to test the weak Equivalence Principle to 1 part in 1000

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