1741 in science 451984 212691529 2008-05-15T21:03:24Z Jaraalbe 261435 reclassify {{Year nav topic|1741|science}} The year '''1741 in [[science]]''' and [[technology]] involved some significant events. ==Astronomy== * ==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]]) [[Category:1741|Science]] [[Category:1740s in science]]