Editing 1768 in science (section)

==Deaths==
* January 29 – [[John Martyn (botanist)|John Martyn]], [[English people|English]] [[botanist]] (born [[1699 in science|1699]])
* February 2 – [[Robert Smith (mathematician)|Robert Smith]], English mathematician (born [[1689 in science|1689]])
* April 29 – [[Georg Brandt]], [[Swedes|Swedish]] [[chemist]] (born [[1694 in science|1694]])
* June 15 – [[James Short (mathematician)|James Short]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]] mathematician and [[optician]] (born [[1710 in science|1710]])
* September 2 – [[Antoine Deparcieux]], French mathematician (born [[1703 in science|1703]])
* September 11 – [[Joseph-Nicolas Delisle]], French [[astronomer]] (born [[1688 in science|1688]])
* October 1 – [[Robert Simson]], Scottish mathematician (born [[1687 in science|1687]])
* November 26 – [[Edward Stone (clergyman)|Edward Stone]], English [[polymath]] (born [[1702 in science|1702]])<ref>{{cite web|first=Ralph|last=Mann|title=Stone, Edward (1702–1768)|work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/38014|accessdate=2011-02-17}} {{ODNBsub}}</ref>