1769 in science
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The year 1769 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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- June 3 - Transit of Venus is observed from many places in order to obtain data for measuring the distance from the Earth to the Sun. Most notably, James Cook observes the transit from Tahiti.
- November 9 - Transit of Mercury. James Cook observes this from Mercury Bay in New Zealand
- Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot demonstrates a steam-powered artillery tractor (or 'automobile') in France for the French military (see drawing).
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- March 23 - William Smith, geologist (died 1839)
- March 29 - Friedrich Christian Accum, chemist (died 1838)
- April 25 - Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer (died 1849)
- August 23 - Georges Cuvier, zoologist (died 1832)
- September 14 - Alexander von Humboldt, naturalist and explorer (died 1859)
