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1762 in science

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The year 1762 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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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.

    • 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.

    • 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)

    • References

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