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The book of science

8700 BCE - 2018 CE

Tom Sharp

Poetry and commentary reflecting milestones of the history of science

Welcome to The book of science. Come here each week to find poetry and commentary on another milestone of the history of science.


This week

In 1729, James Bradley announced that the orbit of the earth shifts the apparent positions of stars and his calculation of the speed of light.

1729 Aberration of light James Bradley electromagnetism

Recently

1724 Fahrenheit scale Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit thermometry
1706 Prussian blue Johann Jacob Diesbach chemistry
1705, 1894 Plasma lamp Francis Hauksbee, Nikola Tesla physics
1705 Halley’s comet Edmond Halley astronomy
1701 Rømer scale Ole Rømer thermometry
1701 Newton scale Isaac Newton thermometry

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