1765 in science

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The year 1765 in science and technology:

See also: 1764 in science, other events of 1765, 1766 in science and the list of years in science.

[edit] Awards

• Copley Medal: Not awarded

[edit] Births

• March 7 - Nicéphore Niépce, inventor (died 1833)
• December 8 - Eli Whitney, inventor (died 1825)
• Robert Fulton, engineer (died 1815)

[edit] Deaths

• April 15 - Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian scientist (born 1711)
• May 7 - Alexis Clairault, mathematician (born 1713)
• December 25 - Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian, natural scientist, developer of lightning rod (born 1698)