- 1767 in science
The year 1767 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Exploration
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June 18 -Samuel Wallis , an English sea captain, sightedTahiti and is considered the firstEurope an to reach the island.
*July 3 -Pitcairn Island is discovered byMidshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded byPhilip Carteret .
* North Carolina woodsmanDaniel Boone goes through theCumberland Gap and reachesKentucky - in defiance of a decree from King George III. He discovers a rich hunting ground, contested by several Native American tribes.Technology
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January 1 -Nautical Almanac for the first time gives mariners the means to find theirlongitude 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
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Copley Medal : John EllisBirths
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Bernhard Meyer , German physician and ornithologist (died 1836)Deaths
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February 19 -François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix , Frenchphysician andbotanist (born 1706)
*"date unknown" -Firmin Abauzit , French scientist (born 1679)
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