- 1764 in science
The year 1764 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Physics
* Specific and latent heats are described by
Joseph Black Technology
* The
spinning jenny , a multi-spoolspinning wheel , is invented byJames Hargreaves in Stanhill, nearBlackburn, Lancashire , England.Awards
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Copley Medal :John Canton Births
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April 3 - John Abernethy, surgeon (died 1831)
*September 17 -John Goodricke , English astronomer (died 1786)
*November 10 -Andrés Manuel del Río , Spanish chemist (died 1849)
* Alexander Mackenzie, explorer (died 1820)Deaths
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