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The year 1755 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also: 1754 in science, other events of 1755, 1756 in science and the list of years in science.
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- April 11 - James Parkinson, surgeon (died 1824See also Other events of 1824 List of years in science. 1823 in science 1824 in science 1825 in science. The year 1824 in science and technology Mathematics Niels Henrik Abel partially proves that the general quintic or higher equations cannot be solved b)
- Fausto D'Elhuyar , Spanish chemist (died 1833See also Other events of 1833 List of years in science. 1832 in science 1833 in science 1834 in science. The year 1833 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Biology Anselme Payen discovers diastase (the first enzym)
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- FebruaryFebruary is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 28 days in regular years. In leap years February has 29 days. Three times in history a February 30 did occur. February was named for the Roman god Februus, the god of purification. - Pehr Löfling , SwedishThe Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige in Swedish) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf botanist, pupil of LinnaeusCarolus Linnaeus (later, Carl von Linn ( May 23, 1707 January 10, 1778) was a Swedish scientist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. He is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology (see History of ecology). Biography Carl (born 1729The year 1729 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also 1728 in science, other events of 1729, 1730 in science and the list of years in science. Births November 11 Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explore)
- May 20May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). There are 225 days remaining. Events 325 The First Council of Nicaea is held; the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church. 526 An Earthquake kills about 300,000 - Johann Georg GmelinJohann Georg Gmelin ( August 8, 1709 May 20, 1755) was a German naturalist, botanist and geographer. Gmelin was born in Tubingen, the son of an apothecary. He was a gifted child and graduated with a medical degree at the age of 18. In 1730 he travelled to, botanist, natural historian and geographer (born 1709)
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