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ASTRONOMY

June 3 - Transit Of Venus is observed from many places in order to obtain data for measuring the distance from the Earth to the Sun . Most notably, James Cook observes the transit from Tahiti .

November 9 - Transit of Mercury . James Cook observes this from Mercury Bay in New Zealand

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BIRTHS

March 23 - William Smith , geologist (died 1839 )

April 25 - Marc Isambard Brunel , engineer (died 1849 )

August 23 - Georges Cuvier , zoologist (died 1832 )

September 14 - Alexander Von Humboldt , naturalist and explorer (died 1859 )

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