1755 In Science

Geology

• November 1 - An earthquake in Lisbon kills 30,000 inhabitants

Chemistry

• Joseph Black discovers carbon dioxide and magnesium

Awards

• Copley Medal: John Huxham

Births

• April 11 - James Parkinson, surgeon (died 1824)
• Fausto D'Elhuyar, Spanish chemist (died 1833)

Deaths

• February - Pehr Lfling, Swedish botanist, pupil of Linnaeus (born 1729)
• May 20 - Johann Georg Gmelin, botanist, natural historian and geographer (born 1709)

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