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1752 in science

The year 1752 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1751 in science, other events of 1752, 1753 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Awards 2 Births 3 Deaths

Awards

• Copley Medal: John Pringle

Births

• May 11 - Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physiologist and anthropologist (died 1840)
• July 7 - Joseph Marie Jacquard, French inventor (died 1834)
• September 18 - Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician (died 1833)

Deaths

• February 9 - Frederik Hasselquist, Swedish traveller and naturalist (born 1722)
• April 10 - William Cheselden, surgeon (born 1688)

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