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The year 1770 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Paleontology 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Paleontology

• The fossilised bones of a huge animal (later identified as a Mosasaur) are found in a quarry near Maastricht in the Netherlands

[edit] Awards

• Copley Medal: William Hamilton

[edit] Births

• April 9 - Thomas Johann Seebeck, physicist (died 1831)

[edit] Deaths

• December 5 - James Stirling, mathematician (born 1692)