1776

Events in 1776 2

• 1776 – 1856 Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) Died 9 July 1856, aged 80 Avogadro, an Italian scientist, died in Turin. He is best known for Avogadro's hypothesis, proposed in 1811, that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. The concept underpins Avogadro's number, a cornerstone of modern chemistry, though it was not widely accepted until after his death.
• 1776 – 1837 John Constable Romanticism · England John Constable (June 11, 1776 – March 31, 1837) was an English Romantic landscape painter who captured the English countryside with naturalistic freshness. The Hay Wain is one of the most beloved paintings in British art.