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) Deaths
