See also: 1761 in science, other events of 1762, 1763 in science and the list of years in science.
Awards Copley Medal: Not awarded Births April 10 - Giovanni Aldini, physicist (died 1834) November 20 - Pierre André Latreille, zoologist (died 1833) Deaths February 20 - Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (born 1723) March 21 - Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (born 1713) July 13 - James Bradley, Astronomer Royal (born 1693) Jan Frederik Gronovius, Dutch botanist (born 1690)
