1744 in science

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The year 1744 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Astronomy
2 Awards
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 References

Astronomy

Great Comet of 1744, first sighted in 1743, remains visible until April (perihelion about March 1).^[1]

Awards

Copley Medal: Henry Baker

Births

June 22 - Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben, German naturalist (d. 1777)
August 1 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist (d. 1829)
October 17 - Andrew Duncan, Scottish physician (d. 1828)

Deaths

April 25 - Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer and thermometrician (b. 1701)

References

^ "C/1743 X1". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 1744-03-01. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1743X1. Retrieved 2011-10-13.