Chemistry
- Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovers a method of mass-producing phosphorus.
- Approximate date – Britannia metal is first produced, in Sheffield, England. [1]
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The year 1769 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
The transit is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse visible from Britain.
1769 (MDCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1769th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 769th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1769, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
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Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière was a French astronomer who discovered several nebulae and was appointed to the Royal Academy of Sciences. He made unsuccessful attempts to observe the 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus from India.
Events from the year 1769 in Great Britain. This year sees several key events in the Industrial Revolution.
Events from the year 1769 in Scotland.