1762 in science
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The year 1762 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Biology
- Charles Bonnet's Considerations sur les corps organisées is published in Amsterdam, synthesising current knowledge of cell biology and presenting his theory of palingenesis, intended to refute the theory of epigenesis.
- Courses begin at the first veterinary school, established by Claude Bourgelat in Lyon.
Mathematics
- September – Society for Equitable Assurances on Lives and Survivorships is established in London, pioneering mutual insurance using a method of actuarial science devised by mathematician James Dodson.[1]
Pharmacology
- Antoine Baumé publishes his textbook Éléments de pharmacie théorique et pratique in Paris.
Physics
- Joseph Black first makes known his discoveries on latent heat, in Glasgow.[2]
Awards
- Copley Medal: Not awarded
Births
- April 10 – Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (died 1834)
- November 20 – Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist (died 1833)
Deaths
- February 20 – Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (born 1723)
- March 21 – Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (born 1713)
- June 13 – Dorothea Erxleben, German physician (born 1715)
- July 10 – Jan Frederik Gronovius, Dutch botanist (born 1690)
- July 13 – James Bradley, English Astronomer Royal (born 1693)
- July 30 – William Braikenridge, English clergyman and geometer (born 1700)[3]
References
- ↑ "Today & History". Equitable Life. 2009-06-26. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ Anderson, R. G. W. (2004). "Black, Joseph (1728–1799)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2495. Retrieved 2016-02-01. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ↑ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F. (November 1999). "William Braikenridge". MacTutor History of Mathematics. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
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