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1755
| 1755 • Joseph Black describes his discovery of carbon dioxide ("fixed air") and magnesium in a paper to the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh.Published 1756. |
1771
Age: 16y
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marriageElizabeth Hudson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1771 • Slovene literature: István Küzmics, the Hungarian Slovene writer and evangelical pastor, publishes (in Halle) the Nouvi Zákon, a translation of the New Testament into the Prekmurje Slovene language, with discrete South Slavic artwork. |
1772
Age: 17y
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birth of childMary Polly Burton 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1772 • Breton-French explorer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec discovers the uninhabited Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean. |
after
Age: 55y
1810
Age: 55y
| 1810 • 4,500 chests of opium are sold in China. |