1753

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s

Years: 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 - 1753 - 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758

Events

Sir Hans Sloane dies, aged 92, and leaves his library of 50,000 books to the nation. The British government buys his collection of curiosities, which create the foundation of both the British Museum and the British Library

James Lind writes 'A Treatise of the Scurvy'
Tobias Smollett writes 'Ferdinand Count Fathom'
Robert Wallace[?] writes 'On the Numbers of Man'

Births

Deaths

January 11 - Sir Hans Sloane

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