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1783 in science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (195 words) |
 | The year 1783 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. |
| See also: 1782 in science, other events of 1783, 1784 in science and the list of years in science. |
| June 5 - The Montgolfier brothers send up at Annonay, near Lyon, an 900 m linen bag inflated with hot air. |
| 1783: Information From Answers.com (1751 words) |
| In April, having learned of Priestley's and Cavendish's experiments with burning hydrogen and obtaining water, James Watt proposes to Priestley that water is a compound of "dephlogisticated air and inflammable air" (that is, oxygen and hydrogen). |
| On November 12, Lavoisier reports to the Royal Academy of Sciences that his experiments, conducted in 1777, show that water is not an element, but a compound of "dephlogisticated air and inflammable air." See also 1777 Chemistry; 1784 Chemistry. |
| Later in 1783 he begins a series of balloon ascents. |
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