1767 in science
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The year 1767 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Exploration
- June 18 - Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sighted Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
- July 3 - Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
- North Carolina woodsman Daniel Boone goes through the Cumberland Gap and reaches Kentucky - in defiance of a decree from King George III. He discovers a rich hunting ground, contested by several Native American tribes.
[edit] Technology
- January 1 - Nautical Almanac for the first time gives mariners the means to find their longitude while at sea, using tables of lunar distances.
- July 3 - Norway's oldest newspaper, still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded (first edition published this date).
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- date unknown - Bernhard Meyer, German physician and ornithologist (died 1836)
[edit] Deaths
- February 19 - François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix, French physician and botanist (born 1706)
- date unknown - Firmin Abauzit, French scientist (born 1679)
