Editing 1773 in science (section)

==Births==
* January 29 – [[Friedrich Mohs]], German mineralogist (died [[1839 in science|1839]])
* February 24 - [[Jean Boniface Textoris]], French military surgeon (died [[1828 in science|1828]])<ref>{{Base Léonore|LH&#x2F;/2582/41|id=355243}}</ref>
* April 9 – [[Marie Boivin]], French midwife, inventor and obstetrics writer (died [[1841 in science|1841]])
* May 19 – [[Arthur Aikin]], English chemist and mineralogist (died [[1854 in science|1854]])
* June 13 – [[Thomas Young (scientist)|Thomas Young]], English physicist (died [[1829 in science|1829]])
* June 29 ''(bapt.)'' – [[John Bostock (physician)|John Bostock]], English physician and geologist (died [[1846 in science|1846]])
* July 23 – [[Thomas Brisbane]], Scottish astronomer and Governor of New South Wales (died [[1860 in science|1860]])
* August 23 – [[Abraham Colles]], Anglo-Irish surgeon (died [[1843 in science|1843]])
* October 28 – [[Simon Goodrich]], English mechanical engineer (died [[1847 in science|1847]])
* December 21 – [[Robert Brown (Scottish botanist from Montrose)|Robert Brown]], Scottish botanist (died [[1858 in science|1858]])
* December 27 – [[George Cayley]], English pioneer of heavier-than-air flight (died [[1857 in science|1857]])