Events from 1703

Leibniz publishes 'Explication de l'Arithmétique Binaire', describing binary number system with implications for logic

Ashby v. White - right to vote is property right enforceable at law, expanding property concept

Scottish bankruptcy law allows discharge after 5 years - more liberal than English law, reflecting Roman cessio bonorum tradition

Francis II Rákóczi's War of Independence begins against Habsburg rule, lasts 8 years

Peter the Great founds St. Petersburg on swampland - 'Window to Europe' built at cost of thousands of lives