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1753 in science

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The year 1753 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Astronomy

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Botany

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Species Plantarum
Species Plantarum

Chemistry

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Computer science

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  • January 1 – Retrospectively, the minimum date value for a datetime field in an SQL Server (up to version 2005) due to this being the first full year since Britain's adoption of the Gregorian calendar.

Medicine

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  • James Lind publishes the first edition of A Treatise on the Scurvy (although it is little noticed at this time).[6]

Physics

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  • November 25 – The Russian Academy of Sciences announces a competition among chemists and physicists to provide "the best explanation of the true causes of electricity including their theory"; the prize will be won in 1755 by Johann Euler.[7]

Technology

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Awards

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Энциклопедия для детей (астрономия). Москва: Аванта+. 1998. ISBN 978-5-89501-016-7.
  2. ^ Date adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
  3. ^ Geoffroy, C. F. (1753). "Sur Bismuth". Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences: 190. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  4. ^ Weeks, Mary Elvira (1932). "The discovery of the elements. II. Elements known to the alchemists". Journal of Chemical Education. 9 (1): 11. Bibcode:1932JChEd...9...11W. doi:10.1021/ed009p11.
  5. ^ Hammond, C. R. (2004). "The Elements". CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (81st ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 4-1. ISBN 0-8493-0485-7.
  6. ^ Bartholemew, M. (January 2002). "James Lind and Scurvy: a revaluation". Journal for Maritime Research. 4. National Maritime Museum: 1–14. doi:10.1080/21533369.2002.9668317. S2CID 42109340.
  7. ^ Juznic, Stanislav Joze (2012). "Hallerstein and Gruber's Scientific Heritage". The Circulation of Science and Technology: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science. Societat Catalana d'Història de la Ciència i de la Tècnica. p. 358.
  8. ^ "An Expeditious Method of Conveying Intelligence". Huurdeman, Anton A. (2003). The Worldwide History of Telecommunications. John Wiley & Sons. p. 48.
  9. ^ Semple, George (1776). A Treatise on Building in Water. Dublin: Husband.
  10. ^ "Copley Medal | British scientific award". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 July 2020.