Editing 1794 in science (section)

==Biology==
* [[Erasmus Darwin]] publishes the first edition of ''[[Zoonomia]]'', a medical work in two volumes that touches upon proto-evolutionary concepts, notably arguing that all extant organisms are descended from one [[common ancestor]]. The work will later influence his grandson, [[Charles Darwin]].
* [[Lazzaro Spallanzani]] publishes his conclusion that [[bat]]s use a means other than sight for locating themselves in darkness.<ref>Spallanzani, Lazzaro (1794). [https://books.google.com/books?id=nYucKchNzIwC&pg=PA1 ''Lettere sopra il sospetto di un nuovo senso nei pipistrelli''] (Letters on the suspicion of a new sense in bats). Turin:  Stamperia Reale (in Italian).</ref>