1767: first European sighting of Pitcairn Island:
Pitcairn Island was sighted on 3 July 1767 by the crew of the British sloop HMS Swallow, commanded by Captain Philip Carteret. The island was named after Midshipman Robert Pitcairn, a fifteen-year-old crew member who was the first to sight the island.
This one about 1768 was so interesting, that I have to link it in toto rather than just picking one thing. Read on, friends.
Dear Old Dartmouth, Give a Rouse! Founded 1769.
& if you think the crest is weird looking, read the weird alma mater.
And of course, the very next year, terrible awful stuff happening 126 miles south.
1770: The Boston Massacre
John Hancock was really revving up that year.
Properties of number 1772
Cross Sum: 17
Factorization: 2 * 2 * 443
Divisors: 1, 2, 4, 443, 886, 1772
Count of divisors: 6
Sum of divisors: 3108
Prime number? No
Fibonacci number? No
Bell Number? No
Catalan Number? No
Base 2 (Binary): 11011101100
Base 3 (Ternary): 2102122
Base 4 (Quaternary): 123230
Base 5 (Quintal): 24042
Base 8 (Octal): 3354
Base 16 (Hexadecimal): 6ec
Base 32: 1nc
sin(1772) 0.14126921987461
cos(1772) 0.98997121549872
tan(1772) 0.14270033073986
ln(1772) 7.479864131165
lg(1772) 3.248463717551
sqrt(1772) 42.095130359698
Square(1772) 3139984
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I think it would be awesome not to post anything American Revolution-related for the post weâve all been waiting for coming up soon⊠hehehehe
Boston Tea Party: December 16, 1773.
It took me a while: You meant the declaration of independence? I missed 1607 and totally wanted to post one of the April foolâs RFCs - 1776 is one of the less funny examples, but I hoped for my slot. I was successful : )
