1751Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. His mother Augusta of Saxe-Gotha becomes Dowager Princess of Wales. First publ - Axel Fredrik Cronstedt isolates nickelThis article is about the element nickel. See also nickel (U. coin) and nickel (Canadian coin). Nickel is a metallic chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ni and atomic number 28. Notable characteristics Nickel is silvery white metal from niccoliteNiccolite or nickeline is a mineral consisting of nickel arsenide, NiAs, containing 43. 9% nickel and 56. Small quantities of sulfur, iron and cobalt are usually present, and sometimes the arsenic is largely replaced by antimony. Forms an isomorphous seri.
1753Events January 1 Britain and its colonies adopt the idea that 1st January should be New Year's Day, following adoption of the Gregorian calendar in September 1752. The concept was first conceived in 1582, but suffered from slow public adoption. April 5 Fo - BismuthBismuth is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Bi and atomic number 83. This heavy, brittle, white crystalline trivalent poor metal has a pink tinge and chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. Most diamagnetic of all metals, bi discovered by Claude Geoffroy Junine
1755Events January 25 Moscow University established. July 9 French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British Genera - Joseph BlackJoseph Black Joseph Black ( 16 April, 1728 10 November, 1799) was a Scottish physicist and chemist. Black discovered carbon dioxide (which he called `fixed air´) in 1754. In 1756 he described how carbonates become more alkaline when they lose carbon dioxi discovers MagnesiumMagnesium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mg and atomic number 12. Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element and constitutes about 2% of the Earth's crust, and it is the third most plentiful element dissolved in seawa