1728 in science
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The year 1728 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1727 in science, other events of 1728, 1729 in science and the list of years in science.
Physics
- James Bradley uses stellar aberration to calculate the speed of light to be approximately 301 000 km/s
Births
- September 3 - Matthew Boulton, engineer (died 1809)
- October 27 - James Cook, explorer (died 1779)
- John Hunter, Scottish surgeon, pathologist, and comparative anatomist (died 1793)
- Joseph Black, Scottish physicist and chemist (died 1799)
