Science on the 1st of November 1698 in history

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Date	Type	Text
01 Nov 1698 HMS Paramour	science	HMS Paramour (exploration) HMS Paramour sets sail under the command of Edmond Halley on the first purely scientific voyage by an English naval vessel, to investigate magnetic declination.	0
01 Nov 1698 astronomer	science	astronomer Tani Jinzan, astronomer and calendar scholar, observes a fire destroy Tosa in Japan at the same time as a Leonid meteor shower, taking it as evidence to reinforce belief in the "Theory of Areas".	0

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