1751
First Volume of Diderot's Encyclopédie
Diderot and d'Alembert published the first of what would become seventeen folio volumes - an attempt to pull every human art and science under one roof…
Clive Seizes Arcot
A depressive young East India Company clerk named Robert Clive, bored with ledgers, marched 500 men through monsoon rain and took the capital of the Carnatic.
Franklin's Experiments on Electricity
Benjamin Franklin, printer and postmaster, published his Philadelphia notebooks on Leyden jars, positive and negative charge, and pointed conductors.
Nader Shah's Empire Dissolves
Three years after Nader Shah's assassination, Persia had already unraveled into warring successor states.
Hume's Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
The Edinburgh philosopher, never given a university chair for his unbelief, published what he considered his best book - a calm, elegant argument…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1751?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1751. The most significant is First Volume of Diderot's Encyclopédie.
What era was 1751 part of?
1751 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1751?
The events from 1751 span Europe, South Asia, North America and Middle East.