1758 in science
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The year 1758 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1757 in science, other events of 1758, 1759 in science and the list of years in science.
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Astronomy
- Comet Halley reappears, as predicted by Edmond Halley
Physics
- Rudjer Boscovich publishes his atomic theory in Theoria philosophiae naturalis redacta ad unicam legem virium in nalura existentium
Zoology
- Carolus Linnaeus applies his binomial system to animal classification
Awards
Births
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, astronomer (died 1840)