Editing 1717 in science (section)

==Biology==
* [[Thomas Fairchild (gardener)|Thomas Fairchild]], a [[nurseryman]] at [[Hoxton]] in the [[East End of London]], becomes the first person to produce a successful scientific plant [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]], ''[[Dianthus|Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus]]'', known as "Fairchild's Mule" because it is infertile.<ref>{{cite web|author=((The Gentle Author)) |title=Thomas Fairchild, Gardener of Hoxton|url=http://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/02/thomas-fairchild-gardener-of-hoxton/|work=Spitalfields Life|date=2011-07-02|access-date=2015-11-16}}</ref>
* [[James Petiver]] publishes ''Papilionum Brittaniae Icones'', the first book devoted exclusively to British [[butterfly|butterflies]], giving English names to a number of species.<ref>{{cite book|pages=103–105|title=The Aurelian Legacy: British butterflies and their collectors|first=Michael A.|last=Salmon|year=2000|location=Colchester|publisher=Basil Harley|isbn=0-946589-40-2}}</ref>