1768 in science
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The year 1768 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Births
- March 21 - Joseph Fourier, mathematician (died 1830)
- July 18 - Jean-Robert Argand, mathematician (died 1822)
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- February 2 - Robert Smith, mathematician (born 1689)
- June 15 - James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (born 1710)
- September 2 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (born 1703)
- September 11 - Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, astronomer (born 1688)
- October 1 - Robert Simson, mathematician (born 1687)
