- 1766 in science
The year 1766 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Chemistry
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Henry Cavendish publishes his paper "On Factitious Airs". This is generally credited to show the discovery ofhydrogen , since it describes the density of 'inflammable air', which formed water on combustion.Awards
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Copley Medal :William Brownrigg ;Edward Delaval ; Henry CavendishBirths
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July 6 -Alexander Wilson ,ornithologist (died 1813)
*August 3 -Kurt Sprengel ,botanist (died 1833)
*August 6 -William Hyde Wollaston ,chemist (died 1828)
*September 6 -John Dalton , chemist andphysicist (died 1844)
*December 29 -Charles Macintosh , inventor of awaterproof fabric (died 1843)Deaths
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