See also: 1706 in science, other events of 1707, 1708 in science and the list of years in science.
Mathematics Publication of Arithmetica universalis, the collected works of Isaac Newton on algebra Births April 10 - John Pringle, Scottish physician (died 1782 April 15 - Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (died 1783) May 23 - Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist (died 1778) September 7 - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (died 1788) Benjamin Robins, English scientist and engineer (died 1751) Deaths
