1742
Appearance
Centuries: Year in Review 18th Century (17th century - 18th century - 19th century)
Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years: 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 - 1742 - 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747
Events
- Goldbachs conjecture formulated.
Births
- Carl Wilhelm Scheele, chemist and discoverer of many chemical substances.
Deaths
- Edmond Halley, astronomer