Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1707
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Literature
- Thomas Brown, Works
- Edward Lhuyd, Archaeologia Britannica
- John Philips, Ode to Bolingbroke
- Matthew Prior, Poems on Several Occasions (pirated edition)
- Sedley, Poetical Works and Speeches
- Thomas Tickell, Oxford
- Watts, Hymns
- The Muses' Mercury (through 1708)
Theatre
- Colley Cibber, The Comical Lovers, The Double Gallant,
The Lady's Last Stake
- John Dennis, Orpheus and Eurydice
- George Farquhar, The Beaux' Stratgem, at Haymarket
- Granville, The Jew of Venice
- Anna Bracegirdle retires
- Nicholas Rowe, The Royal Convert
- Settle, Siege of Troy
Art
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Sir Isaac Newton, Arithemetica Universalis
- Sir John Floyer introduces pulse rate as a diagnostic measure
Politics & Law
- 1 January: the Union with Scotland is ratified
- March: Last meeting of the Scottish Parliament
- Daniel Defoe, Modest Vindication of the Present Ministry
- Echard, History of England, vol. 1
Philosophy & Theology
Milestones
- Birth of Comte de Buffon
- Death of Buxtehude, composer
- Death of George Farquhar
- Birth of Henry Fielding
- Birth of Lady Selina, Countess of Huntingdon
- Birth of Carolus Linnaeus
- Birth of Charles Wesley
Miscellaneous
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