Major Events
- Jan 1 The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae
- Sep 12 French astronomer Charles Messier mistakenly identifies the Crab Nebula, and begins his Messier Catalogue
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