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1 Chemistry

• John Roebuck invents the lead-chamber process for the manufacture of sulphuric acid
• German chemist Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709-1782) is credited with describing zinc as a separate metal

2 Geology

• Jean Etienne Guettard presents the first mineralogical map of France to the French Academy of Sciences

3 Mathematics

• Jean le Rond d'Alembert develops the theory of complex numbers

4 Awards

• Copley Medal: Benjamin Robins

5 Births

• March 7March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). There are 299 days remaining. Events 1799 Napoleon I of France captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives. 1848 The Great - André MichauxAndre Michaux ( March 7, 1746 November 16, 1802) was a French botanist and explorer. Michaux was born at Versailles. After the death of his wife he took up the study of botany and was a student of Bernard de Jussieu. In 1779 he spent some time botanizing, French botanist (died 1802The year 1802 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also 1801 in science, other events of 1802, 1803 in science and the list of years in science. Awards Copley Medal: William Hyde Wollaston Events H. Olbers dis)
• May 10May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). There are 235 days remaining. Events 1291 Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. 1497 Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cadiz for his first - Gaspard MongeGaspard Monge ( May 10, 1746 — July 28, 1818), was a French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry. He was born at Beaune. He was educated first at the college of the Oratorians at Beaune, and then in their college at Lyon where, at sixteen, t, mathematician (died 1818See also Other events of 1818 List of years in science. 1817 in science 1818 in science 1819 in science. The year 1818 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Exploration John Ross sets sail in search of the Northwes)
• July 7July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. Events 1456 Joan of Arc is acquitted of heresy (but she had already been executed). 1534 European colonization of the Americas: First known excha - Giuseppe PiazziGiuseppe Piazzi was an astronomer. He was born in Ponter (Veltlin) on July 7, 1746, and died in Naples on July 22, 1826. He established an observatory at Palermo. On January 1, 1801, Piazzi discovered a stellar object that moved against the background of, astronomer (died 1826)
• Giovanni Battista Venturi, Italian physicist after whom the Venturi tube was named (died 1822)