| Date | Person | Description |
|---|---|---|
| de Saint-Bonnet, Jean | Saint-Bonnet was commissioned by Cassini to build an astronomical observatory on top of the church of the Lyon college; he died in an accident during the construction | |
| 1752 | Żebrowski, Tomasz | In 1752, Żebrowski renewed the mathematics course and established a physics lab as well as an astronomical observatory in Vilnius |