1785 in science
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The year 1785 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1784 in science, other events of 1785, 1786 in science and the list of years in science.
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Aviation
- January 7 - Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England to Calais, France in a gas balloon, becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air
Exploration
- André Michaux is sent by the French government to North America to look for new plants
Awards
Births
- March 22 - Adam Sedgwick, geologist (died 1873)
- April 26 - John James Audubon, naturalist, illustrator (died 1851)