See also: 1767 in science, other events of 1768, 1769 in science and the list of years in science.
Awards Copley Medal: Peter Woulfe Births March 21 - Joseph Fourier, mathematician († 1830) Deaths February 2 - Robert Smith, mathematician (born 1689) September 11 - Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, astronomer (born 1688) October 1 - Robert Simson, mathematician (born 1687)
