1741 in science
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The year '''1741 in [[science]]''' and [[technology]] involved some significant events.
==Astronomy==
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==Zoology==
* Steller’s [[sea cow]] is discovered (extinct by 1768).
==Awards==
*[[Copley Medal]]: [[John Theophilus Desaguliers]]
==Births==
* [[March 17]] - [[William Withering]], [[Great Britain|British]] [[physicist]] who discovered [[digitalis]] (died [[1799 in science|1799]])
* [[September 22]] - [[Peter Simon Pallas]], [[Germany|German]] [[zoologist]] (died [[1811 in science|1811]])
==Deaths==
* [[December 19]] - [[Vitus Bering]], [[Denmark|Danish]] [[explorer]] (born [[1681 in science|1681]])
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