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1731 in science

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The year 1731 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Agriculture and horticulture

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  • Philip Miller publishes The Gardeners Dictionary, containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen Fruit and Flower Garden in London.
  • Jethro Tull publishes The New Horse-Houghing Husbandry; or, an essay on the principles of tillage and vegetation in London.

Astronomy

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Geology

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Mathematics

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Medicine

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Technology

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Publications

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Awards

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Maor, Eli (2019), The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History, Princeton University Press, pp. 133–134, ISBN 978-0-691-19688-6
  2. ^ "A considerable share of the intestines cut off after a mortification in a hernia and cured". Medical Essays and Observations. 5 (1). Edinburgh: Society for the Improvement of Medical Knowledge: 427–31. 1742.
  3. ^ Selley, Peter (2016). "William Cookesley, William Hunter and the first patient to survive removal of the appendix in 1731 – a case history with 31 years' follow up". Journal of Medical Biography. 24: 180–3.
  4. ^ "The 18th Century Women Scientists of Bologna". ScienceWeek. 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  5. ^ Benos, Dale J.; et al. (2007). "The ups and downs of per review". Advances in Physiology Education. 31 (2): 145–152. doi:10.1152/advan.00104.2006. PMID 17562902. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  6. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 July 2020.