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The year '''1706 in [[science]]''' and [[technology]] involved some significant events.

==Mathematics==
* [[William Jones (mathematician)|William Jones]] publishes [https://archive.org/stream/SynopsisPalmariorumMatheseosOrANewIntroductionToTheMathematics/Synopsis_Palmariorum_Matheseos#page/n5/mode/2up ''Synopsis palmariorum matheseos or, A New Introduction to the Mathematics, Containing the Principles of Arithmetic and Geometry Demonstrated in a Short and Easie Method ... Designed for ... Beginners''] in which he
** proposes using the symbol π (the [[Greek language|Greek]] letter ''[[Pi (letter)|pi]]'', as an abbreviation for ''[[perimeter]]'') to represent [[Pi|the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter]].
** introduces [[John Machin]]'s quickly converging inverse-tangent series for π ([[pi]]), enabling it to be computed to 100 decimal places.<ref>{{MacTutor Biography|id=Machin}}</ref>

==Technology==
* [[Francis Hauksbee]] produces his 'Influence machine' to generate [[static electricity]].<ref>{{cite book|authorlink=James Burke (science historian)|first=James|last=Burke|title=Connections|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|page=75|isbn=0-333-24827-9}}</ref>

==Publications==
* [[Johann Jakob Scheuchzer]] begins publication in [[Zürich]] of his ''Beschreibung der Naturgeschichten des Schweitzerlands'' giving an account of the [[natural history]] and [[geology]] of [[Switzerland]].<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/132665#page/9/mode/1up Volume 1].</ref>
* [[Giovanni Battista Morgagni]] publishes [https://books.google.com/books?id=x8E-AAAAcAAJ ''Adversaria anatomica''],<ref>Online edition: 1762</ref> the first in a series in which he describes his observations of human anatomy.

==Births==
* January 17 – [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[United States|American]] scientist and [[inventor]], known for his experiments with [[electricity]] (died [[1790 in science|1790]])
* January 28 – [[John Baskerville]], [[English people|English]] printer and inventor (died [[1775 in science|1775]])
* February 11 – [[Nils Rosén von Rosenstein]], [[Swedes|Swedish]] [[pediatrician]] (died [[1773 in science|1773]])
* May 12 – [[François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix]], [[French people|French]] [[physician]] and [[botanist]] (died [[1767 in science|1767]])
* June 10 – [[John Dollond]], English [[optician]] (died [[1761 in science|1761]])
* December 17 – [[Émilie du Châtelet]], French [[mathematician]] and [[physicist]] (died [[1749 in science|1749]])
* Date unknown – [[Giuseppe Asclepi]], Italian astronomer and physicist (died [[1776 in science|1776]])

==Deaths==
* June 15 – [[Giorgio Baglivi]], Italian physician (born [[1668 in science|1668]])
* August 6 – [[Jean-Baptiste Du Hamel]], French scientist, philosophe (born [[1624 in science|1624]])
* Date unknown – [[Jean Le Fèvre (astronomer)|Jean Le Fèvre]], French astronomer (born [[1652 in science|1652]])
* Date unknown – [[Jeanne Dumée]], French [[astronomer]] (born [[1660 in science|1660]])

==References==
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