1774 in science
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The year 1774 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Astronomy
- Johann Elert Bode discovers the galaxy Messier 81.
[edit] Awards
- Copley Medal: Not awarded
[edit] Births
- April 28 - Francis Baily (d. 1844), astronomer.
- May 7 - Francis Beaufort (d. 1856), hydrographer.
- August 18 - Meriwether Lewis (d. 1809), explorer.
- November - Charles Bell (d. 1842), anatomist.
[edit] Deaths
- February 4 - Charles Marie de La Condamine, French geographer (born 1701)
