1783 in science

In 1783 there were various scientific and technological developments, some of which are presented below.

Events

June 5 - Montgolfier brothers hot air balloon took off in France .
October 11 - the Russian Academy was established , Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova was appointed president of the academy.
November 21 - in Paris, Pilatre de Rosier and d'Arland made a 25-minute flight in a hot air balloon.
November 29 - the letter " ё " is entered in the Russian alphabet .
December 1 - in Paris , Charles Charles and Robert flew in a 2.5-hour hydrogen- filled balloon and measured air pressure and temperature at an altitude of 3400 meters.
The eruption of the volcano Laki ( Iceland ), which led to the death of about 10,000 people.
The earthquake in Calabria , which led to the death of 30-60 thousand people.
Herschel and Prevost independently determined the apex of the motion of the Sun relative to the stars .

May 22 - William Sturgeon , a British physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, created the first electromagnets and invented the first English working electric motor.
February 9 - Vasily Andreevich Zhukovsky , Academician of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (d. 1852 ).
October 6 - Francois Maggandy , French physiologist (d. 1855 ).

September 18 - Leonard Euler , an outstanding mathematician who also made a significant contribution to the development of mechanics, physics, astronomy, and applied sciences (genus 1707 ).
October 22 - Fedor Ivanovich Miller , Russian historiographer of German descent, researcher of Siberia (b. 1705 ).
October 29 - Jean Leron D'Alembert , French philosopher, mechanic and mathematician (b. 1717 ).