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''See also:'' 1705 In Science , Other Events Of 1706 , 1707 In Science and the List Of Years 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 )

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