The year 1707 in science and technology involved some significant events. Quick Facts List of years in science (table) ... List of years in science (table) … 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +... vte Close Geophysics May 23 – Volcanic eruption in the Santorini caldera begins. October 28 – The Hōei earthquake ruptures all segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously – the only earthquake known to have done this. It is the most powerful in Japan until 2011, with an estimated local magnitude of 8.6. December 16 – Hōei eruption, the last eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan, begins. Mathematics Publication of Arithmetica universalis, the collected works of Isaac Newton on algebra. Abraham de Moivre derives de Moivre's formula. Medicine John Floyer, in The Physician's Pulse Watch, introduces counting of pulse rate during one minute. Giovanni Maria Lancisi publishes De Subitaneis Mortibus (On Sudden Death), an early work in cardiology. Georg Ernst Stahl publishes Theoria medica vera: physiologiam & pathologiam. Births January 11 – Vincenzo Riccati, Italian mathematician (died 1775) April 10 – John Pringle, Scottish physician (died 1782) April 15 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (died 1783) April 26 – Johannes Burman, Dutch botanist (died 1780) May 23 – Carl Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist (died 1778) June 22 (bapt.) – Elizabeth Blackwell, Scottish-born botanical illustrator (died 1758) September 7 – Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (died 1788) December 22 – Johann Amman, Swiss-Russian botanist (died 1741) date unknown – Benjamin Robins, English scientist and engineer (died 1751) Deaths March 30 – Marquis de Vauban, French military engineer (born 1633) Maria Clara Eimmart, German astronomer, engraver and designer (born 1676) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.