1742 in science

The year 1742 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1741 in science, other events of 1742, 1743 in science and the list of years in science.

Awards

Copley Medal: Christopher Middleton

Births

December 9 - Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish chemist (died 1786)

Deaths

January 14 - Edmond Halley, English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist (born 1656).

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