Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon

The philosopheBuffon began publishing his Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, one of the great Enlightenment collaborative projects for the advancement of learning.

William Robertson published at London and Edinburgh his History of America, which is in effect a history of European colonization.

William Russell published his History of America in two volumes at London. The date on the title page reads 1778.

Man of letters William Smellie published an English translation of Buffon 's famous Natural History.