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1788 in science

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The year 1788 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

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Biology

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Earth sciences

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  • James Hutton's Theory of the Earth; or an Investigation of the Laws observable in the Composition, Dissolution, and Restoration of Land upon the Globe is published for the first time, in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[5]

Mechanics

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Medicine

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Technology

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Awards

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Jenner, Edward (1788-03-13). "Observations on the Natural History of the Cuckoo, in a Letter to John Hunter, Esq. F.R.S." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 78. London: 219–237. doi:10.1098/rstl.1788.0016. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  2. ^ Sealy, Spencer G.; Guigueno, Mélanie F. (2011). "Cuckoo chicks evicting their nest mates: coincidental observations by Edward Jenner in England and Antoine Joseph Lottinger in France" (PDF). Archives of Natural History. 38: 220–228. doi:10.3366/anh.2011.0030. ISSN 0260-9541. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  3. ^ "Utamaro". Cambridge: Fitzwilliam Museum. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  4. ^ Ward, Daniel B. (2007). "Scientific Note: Quercus sinuata Walter ... Rediscovered and Neotypified". Castanea. 72 (3). Southern Appalachian Botanical Society: 177–181. doi:10.2179/0008-7475(2007)72[177:SNQSWH]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  5. ^ Vol. 1(2) pp. 209–304. Theory of the Earth. Archived July 29, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Harvey, W. S.; Downs-Rose, G. (1980). William Symington, Inventor and Engine Builder. London: Northgate Publishing. ISBN 0-85298-443-X.
  7. ^ Macleod, Innes; Neil, James (1988). The Dalswinton steamboat 1788–1988. Dumfries: Farries. ISBN 0-948278-08-0.
  8. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 July 2020.