Events noted in 1766

The event pages are experimental; the OCR errors in the text mean this is incomplete and unreliable but I offer it in the hopes that it will be of some use. Events shown include births and deaths of people with their own entries, and also the publication dates of some of the works cited.

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1766

Died: Abbt, Thomas writer

Publication: “Tabula Syriae, Arab, et Lat. cum notis Koehleri, et animadversionibus Jo. Jac. Reiskii,” by Abulfeda, Ishmael historian

Publication: “Dissertation on the operation for the Cataract,” by Acrel, Olaus physician

Publication: “A Sermon on Ecclesiastes ix. 10. composed by the author the day preceding his death,” by Alexander, John writer

Died: Anich, Peter astronomer

Publication: “L'Esprit de la Ligue.” by Anquetil, Lewis-Peter historian

Publication: “Memoir sur l'Egypt ancienne et moderne, avec une description de Golphe Arabique,” by Anville, John-Baptiste Bourignon D' first geographer to the king of France (?–1782)

Publication: “The easiest introduction to Dr. Lowth’s English Grammar,” by Ash, John LL.D. a dissenting minister at Pershore

Publication: “L'Art crAccoucher reduit a ses principles,” by Astruc, John a very celebrated French physiciaiTj was born in 1684

Publication: “Tractatus Pathologicus,” by Astruc, John a very celebrated French physiciaiTj was born in 1684

Publication: “De Solis Parallaxi commentarius,” by Audiffredi, John Baptist astronomer

Publication: “An Inquiry into the merits of a method of inoculating the Small Pox, which is now practised in several counties in England,” by Baker, Sir George physician

Publication: “Observations on the Statutes,” by Barrington, The Hon. Daines was born in 1727

Publication: “Lettres sur quelques monumens Pheniciens,” by Barthelemi, John James writer

Publication: “A second edition of the Rationale, &c.” by Bate, James was born at Bocton Malherb in Kent in 1703

Publication: “Recueil de divers traités sur l'histoire naturelle de la Terre etdes Fossiles,” by Bertrand, Elias writer

Publication: “Recherches sur le tissu mnqueux, et l'organecellulaire,” by Bordeu, Theophilus De was born Feb. 22

Died: Bower, Archibald a person of a very celebrated

Publication: “Fossilia Hantohiensia collecta, et in Museo Britannico deposita, a Gustavo Brander,” by Brander, Gustavus esq. F. R. S. and F. S. A. and a trustee of the British Museum

Died: Caslon, William eminent in an art of the greatest consequence to literature

Publication: “Secret Correspondence” by Cecil, Robert earl of Salisbury

Died: Cibber, Susanna Maria and for several years the best actress in England

Publication: “The Tea-table Miscellany,” by Croxall, Dr. Samuel was the son of Samuel Croxall

Publication: “Memorials and Letters relating to the history of Britain in the reign of Charles’ I. published from the originals,” by Dalrymple, David antiquary

Died: Davies, Samuel clergyman

Died: Dawes, Richard critic

Died: Dezallier, D'Argenville, Antony-Joseph naturalist

Died: Dodd, Dr. William divine

Died: Drummond, George an eminently patriotic and public-spirited magistrate of Edinburgh

Publication: “The Civil War between the Israelites and Benjamites illustrated and applied.” by Duncombe, John was born 1730

Publication: “Historical account of the Grevillc Family, with an account of Warwick Castle,” by Edmondson, Joseph Mowbray herald extraordinary

Publication: “Memoires de la Societe” by Euler, Leonard mathematician (?–1783)

Publication: “Sermons on the Scripture doctrine of the Son and Holy Spirit,” by Evans, Caleb a dissenting minister of the baptist persuasion at Bristol (17371791)

Publication: “Another Charge to the Grand Jury on a similar occasion,” by Fielding, Sir John was half brother

Born: Garnet, Thomas physician

Publication: “Characters, an Epistle,” by Gentleman, Francis writer

Publication: “Royal Fables,” by Gentleman, Francis writer

Publication: “Dissertations on the Genius and Evidences of Christianity,” by Gerard, Alexander divine

Died: Goodal, Walter antiquary

Died: Gottsched, John Christopher poet

Publication: “Epistolee.” by Govea, Andrew in Latin Goveanus (1493–?)

Died: Gregory, George divine

Died: Grey, Zachary divine

Publication: “Flora Norvegica,” by Gunner, John Ernest naturalist

Died: Hardion, James writer

Born: Headley, Henry critic

Died: Heath, Benjamin lawyer

Died: Hellot, John a French chemist

Died: Hemsterhuis, Tiberius one of the most famous critics of his country

Died: Hesychius was a celebrated grammarian of Alexandria

Publication: “Interesting historical events relative to Bengal and Indostan; as also the Mythology of the Gentoos; and a dissertation on the Metempsychosis,” by Holwell, John Zephaniah a learned English gentleman

Publication: “Neve’s Animadversions” by Jortin, Dr. John divine

Publication: “Life of Cardinal Pole,” by Joyner, William second son of William

Publication: “An Examination of Mr. Kenrick’s Review,” by Kenrick, William the son of a stay-maker at or near Watford in Hertfordshire

Publication: “Dr. Brook Taylor’s Method of Perspective, compared with the examples lately published on the subject, as Sirigatti'i,” by Kirby, John Joshua eminent for his talents in perspective

Publication: “Les Tense’s de Pope, avec sa vie,” by Lacombe De Prezel, Honore brother of the former

Publication: “Lezioni d'antichita Toscane, e speciaimente dellacittadi Firenze,” by Lami, John an Italian ecclesiastic

Publication: “Essai sur Tabus des regies generales, et centre les prejuges qui s’opposent aux progres de Tart des accouchemens,” by Levret, Andrew surgeon

Publication: “Histoire des Revolutions de l'empire Remain,” by Linguet, Simon Nicholas Henry writer

Publication: “Recueil d‘Observations d’Anatomie et de Chirurgie, pour servir de base a la Theorie des lesions de la t^te par contrecoup,” by Louis, Anthony surgeon

Publication: “Larger Confutation,” by Lowth, Robert prelate

Publication: “Description and use of the Air Pump,” by Martin, Benjamin an eminent optician

Publication: “Description of the Torricellian Barometer,” by Martin, Benjamin an eminent optician

Publication: “Appendix to the Description and Use of the Globes,” by Martin, Benjamin an eminent optician

Died: Mehegan, William Alexander historian

Publication: “Tableau de THistoire moderne,” by Mehegan, William Alexander historian

Publication: “The Amours of Calisthenes and Aristoclea,” by Menard, Leo a counsellor in the presidial court at Nismes

Publication: “Short directions to young Students in Divinity, and Candidates for Holy Orders,” by Owen, Henry divine

Publication: “An Essay on the Coins of Cunobelin in an epistle to the right rev. bishop of Carlisle (Dr. Lyttelton), president of the society of antiquaries,” by Pegge, Samuel antiquary

Publication: “Premier et seconde Rapport en faveur de l'Inoculation,” by Petit, Anthony anatomist

Publication: “Beauty > a poetical essay,” by Pye, Henry James poet

Publication: “De Pestilential” by Rhazes called also Albubecar Mohamed

Publication: “A Vindication of the Right of Protestant Churches to require the Clergy to subscribe to an established Confession of Faith and Doctrines, in a Charge delivered at a Visitation, July 1766,” by Rutherforth, Thomas divine

Publication: “Dictionnaire pour Tintelligencedes auteurs classiques Grecs et Latins, tant sacrés que profanes, contenant la geographic, Thistoire, la fable, et les andquite*s,” by Sabbathier, Francis writer

Born: Sanches, Antonio Nunps Ribeiro physician

Publication: “Duport de signis morborum libri quatuor,” by Schomberg, Isaac one of a family of physicians of some note in their day (?–1780)

Publication: “A Prospect of Ware and the Country adjacent,” by Scott, John poet

Died: Servandoni, John Nicholas architect

Publication: “Vetera H.umiliatorum monumenta annotationibus ac dissertationibus, prodromis illustrata,” by Tiraboschi, Jerome one of the most valuable Italian writers of the last century

Publication: “Microscopical Observations,” by Torre, John Maria De La philosopher

Publication: “Observations and Conjectures on some passages in Sbakspeare,” by Tyrwhitt, Thomas one of the most eminent scholars and critics of the last century

Publication: “Miscellanies in Prose and Verse,” by Williams, Anna an ingenious English lady

Died: Worlidge, Thomas artist