The year 1876 in
science and
technology involved some significant events, listed below.
Astronomy
December 7 – First recorded observation of the
Great White Spot on
Saturn, made by American astronomer
Asaph Hall, who uses it to calculate the planet's rotation period.
Édouard Lucas demonstrates that 127 is a
Mersenne prime, the largest that will be recorded for seventy-five years.[5] He also shows that the Mersenne number 267 − 1, or M67, must have
factors.
^O'Connor, J. J.; Robertson, E.F. (1997).
"Josiah Willard Gibbs". MacTutor. School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
^Houlsby, A. Clive (1990). Construction and Design of Cement Grouting; A Guide to Grouting in Rock Foundations. Wiley.
ISBN0-471-51629-5.
^Glossop, Rudolph (1961). "The Invention and Development of Injection processes Part II: 1850-1960". Géotechnique. 11 (4). British Geotechnical Association: 255–279.
doi:
10.1680/geot.1961.11.4.255.
^Baxter, Albert (1891). History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Munsell.
The year 1876 in
science and
technology involved some significant events, listed below.
Astronomy
December 7 – First recorded observation of the
Great White Spot on
Saturn, made by American astronomer
Asaph Hall, who uses it to calculate the planet's rotation period.
Édouard Lucas demonstrates that 127 is a
Mersenne prime, the largest that will be recorded for seventy-five years.[5] He also shows that the Mersenne number 267 − 1, or M67, must have
factors.
^O'Connor, J. J.; Robertson, E.F. (1997).
"Josiah Willard Gibbs". MacTutor. School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
^Houlsby, A. Clive (1990). Construction and Design of Cement Grouting; A Guide to Grouting in Rock Foundations. Wiley.
ISBN0-471-51629-5.
^Glossop, Rudolph (1961). "The Invention and Development of Injection processes Part II: 1850-1960". Géotechnique. 11 (4). British Geotechnical Association: 255–279.
doi:
10.1680/geot.1961.11.4.255.
^Baxter, Albert (1891). History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Munsell.