- 1760 in science
The year 1760 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Optics
* In the American colonies,
Benjamin Franklin , statesman and scientist, designsbifocals , with the top lens for distant viewing and the bottom lens for closer objects and reading.Geology
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John Michell suggestsearthquake s are caused by one layer of rocks rubbing against another.Awards
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Copley Medal : Benjamin WilsonBirths
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June 5 –Johan Gadolin , Finnish chemist and mineralogist (died 1852)Deaths
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September 11 -Louis Godin , French astronomer (born 1704)
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