1767 in science

The year 1767 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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.

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).

Awards

* Copley Medal: John Ellis

Births

*"date unknown" - Bernhard Meyer, German physician and ornithologist (died 1836)

Deaths

* February 19 - François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix, French physician and botanist (born 1706)
*"date unknown" - Firmin Abauzit, French scientist (born 1679)