1733 in science

1733 in science
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List of years in science (Table)
… 1723 • 1724 • 1725 • 1726 • 1727 • 1728 • 1729 • 1730 • 1731 • 1732 – 1733 – 1734 • 1735 • 1736 • 1737 • 1738 • 1739 • 1740 • 1741 • 1742 • 1743 …
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The year 1733 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Inventions

The flying shuttle loom was invented by John Kay, which made weaving faster and increased demand for yarn.
The perambulator or pram (a baby carriage) was invented by English architect William Kent for children of the 3rd Duke of Devonshire.
The achromatic refracting lens was invented by English barrister Chester Moore Hall.
The cuckoo clock was invented.

Births

March 13 - Joseph Priestley, chemist (died 1804)
March 17 - Carsten Niebuhr, Danish map-maker, surveyor, and traveller (died 1815)
May 4 - Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (died 1799)
Alexander Monro, Scottish anatomist (died 1817)
Kaspar Friedrich Wolff, German surgeon and physiologist (died 1794)

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