1753 in science
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The year 1753 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1752 in science, other events of 1753, 1754 in science and the list of years in science.
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Events
- Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus on 1st May, adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature as the formal start date of the scientific classification of plants
Awards
Births
- March 26 - Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, Anglo-American physicist (died 1814)
- April 28 - Franz Karl Achard, chemist (died 1821)
- August 3 - Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, engineer (died 1816)