Astronomy
- James Bradley first observes stellar aberration.
- John Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis Britannica is published posthumously in a version containing Flamsteed's revisions, thanks largely to the efforts of his widow, Margaret, and former assistants Abraham Sharp and Joseph Crosthwaite.
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