1760 in science
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The year 1760 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Optics
- In the American colonies, Benjamin Franklin, statesman and scientist, designs bifocals, with the top lens for distant viewing and the bottom lens for closer objects and reading.
[edit] Geology
- John Michell suggests earthquakes are caused by one layer of rocks rubbing against another.
[edit] Awards
- Copley Medal: Benjamin Wilson
[edit] Births
- June 5 – Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist and mineralogist (died 1852)
[edit] Deaths
- September 11 - Louis Godin, French astronomer (born 1704)
