See also: 1771 in science, other events of 1772, 1773 in science and the list of years in science.
Discoveries Daniel Rutherford discovers nitrogen. Awards Copley Medal: Joseph Priestley Births April 15 - Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (died 1844) Deaths March 22 - John Canton, English physicist (born 1718) September 30 - James Brindley, English canal builder (born 1716)
