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1762 in science
The year
1762 in
science
and
technology
involved some significant events.
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 âÂÂ
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
.
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
discovers the
divergence theorem
.
Pharmacology
Antoine Baumé
publishes his textbook
ÃÂléments 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 âÂÂ
Giovanni Aldini
,
Italian
physicist
(died
1834
)
November 20 âÂÂ
Pierre André Latreille
,
French
zoologist
(died
1833
)
Deaths
February 20 âÂÂ
Tobias Mayer
,
German
astronomer
(born
1723
)
March 21 âÂÂ
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
, French
astronomer
(born
1713
)
June 13 âÂÂ
Dorothea Erxleben
,
German
physician (born
1715
)
July 10 âÂÂ
Jan Frederik Gronovius
,
Dutch
botanist
(born
1690
)
July 13 âÂÂ
James Bradley
,
English
Astronomer Royal
(born
1693
)
July 30 âÂÂ
William Braikenridge
, English clergyman and
geometer
(born
1700
)
References