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The year 1776 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.See also: 1775 in science, other events of 1776, 1777 in science and the list of years in science.
1 Exploration
2 Geology
- James Keir suggests that some rocks, such as those at the Giant's Causeway, might have been formed by the crystallisation of molten lava
3 Awards
4 Births
- February 4 - Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, German naturalist (died 1837)
- April 1 - Sophie GermainMarie-Sophie Germain ( April 1, 1776 June 27, 1831) was a French mathematician. She was born to a middle-class merchant family in Paris, France, and began studying mathematics at age thirteen, despite her parents' strong attempts to dissuade her from enga, mathematician (died 1831See also Other events of 1831 List of years in science. 1830 in science 1831 in science 1832 in science. The year 1831 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Astronomy Heinrich Schwabe makes the first detailed drawi)
- August 2August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. Events 338 BC Rise of Macedon: Philip of Macedon crushes Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea. 216 BC Punic Wars: In the Battle of Cann - Friedrich StrohmeyerFriedrich Strohmeyer ( 1776 1835) was a German chemist. He discovered the element cadmium in 1817. Strohmeyer, Friedrich Strohmeyer, Friedrich., chemist, discoverer of cadmiumCadmium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. A relatively rare, soft, bluish-white, toxic transition metal, cadmium occurs with zinc ores and is used largely in batteries. Notable characteristics Cadmium (died 1835See also Other events of 1835 List of years in science. 1834 in science 1835 in science 1836 in science. The year 1835 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Astronomy August 5 First sighting of the return of Comet)
- August 6August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. Events 1806 Francis I, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire. 1825 Bolivia gains independence from Peru. - Amedeo AvogadroCount Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro di Quaregna e Cerreto ( Turin August 9, 1776 July 9, 1856) was a great Italian scientist. Born in a noble ancient family of Piedmont, Amedeo Avogadro was a brilliant student; he graduated in ecclesiastical law at, chemist (died 1856)
5 Deaths
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