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Overview of the events of 1773 in science
The year 1773 in
science and
technology involved some significant events.
Whirlpool Galaxy
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January 29 –
Friedrich Mohs , German mineralogist (died
1839 )
February 24 -
Jean Boniface Textoris , French military surgeon (died
1828 )
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April 9 –
Marie Boivin , French midwife, inventor and obstetrics writer (died
1841 )
May 19 –
Arthur Aikin , English chemist and mineralogist (died
1854 )
June 13 –
Thomas Young , English physicist (died
1829 )
June 29 (bapt.) –
John Bostock , English physician and geologist (died
1846 )
July 23 –
Thomas Brisbane , Scottish astronomer and Governor of New South Wales (died
1860 )
August 23 –
Abraham Colles , Anglo-Irish surgeon (died
1843 )
October 28 –
Simon Goodrich , English mechanical engineer (died
1847 )
December 21 –
Robert Brown , Scottish botanist (died
1858 )
December 27 –
George Cayley , English pioneer of heavier-than-air flight (died
1857 )