1765 in science
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The year 1765 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- February 8 - Nevil Maskelyne becomes Astronomer Royal in England.[1]
[edit] Technology
- James Watt makes a breakthrough in the development of the steam engine by constructing a model with a separate condenser.[2]
- October 15 - Gribeauval system for manufacture of cannon introduced in France by royal decree.[3]
[edit] Awards
- Copley Medal: Not awarded
[edit] Births
- March 7 - Nicéphore Niépce, inventor (died 1833)
- November 14 - Robert Fulton, engineer (died 1815)
- December 8 - Eli Whitney, inventor (died 1825)
- June 4 - Takeshi Watanabe, great swordmaker (died 1838)
[edit] Deaths
- April 15 - Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian scientist (born 1711)
- May 7 - Alexis Clairaut, mathematician (born 1713)
- September - Richard Pococke, English anthropologist and explorer (born 1704)
- December 25 - Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian, natural scientist, developer of lightning rod (born 1698)
[edit] References
- ^ Everett, Jason M., ed. (2006). "1765". The People's Chronology. Thomson Gale.
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 323. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Chartrand, René (2003). Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815. 1. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 1-84176-458-2.
