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1787 in science

1787 in science

The year 1787 in science and technology

See also: 1786 in science, other events of 1787, 1788 in science, list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Astronomy
2 Awards
3 Births
4 Deaths

Astronomy

January 11 - William Herschel discovers Titania, the first moon of Uranus found.

Awards

Copley Medal: John Hunter

Births

March 6 - Joseph von Fraunhofer, physicist (died 1826)
March 16 - Georg Ohm, physicist (died 1854)
June 7 - William Conybeare, geologist (died 1857)

Deaths

February 13 - Rudjer Boscovich, physicist, mathematician and astronomer (born 1711)

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