1776 in science
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The year 1776 CE 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.

Exploration

• James Cook begins his third voyage of exploration in the Pacific

Awards

• Copley Medal: James Cook

Births

• February 4 - Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, German naturalist (died 1837)
• April 1 - Sophie Germain, mathematician (died 1831)
• August 2 - Friedrich Stromeyer, chemist, discoverer of cadmium (died 1835)
• August 6 - Amedeo Avogadro, chemist (died 1856)

Deaths

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