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1 | 1698 | - Englishman, Thomas Savery invents a steam pump.
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2 | 1701 | - Jethro Tull invents the seed drill.
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3 | 1702 | - Anne. Ruler of England 1702-1714. House of Stuart (restored): 2nd daughter of James II. Died with no living heirs.
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4 | 1709 | - Bartolomeo Cristofori invents the piano.
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5 | 1711 | - Englishmen, John Shore invents the tuning fork.
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6 | 1712 | - Thomas Newcomen patents the atmospheric steam engine.
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7 | 1714 | - George I. Ruler of England 1714-1727. House of Hanover: Son of Elector of Hanover, by Sohia, grand-daughter of James I. Proclaimed King under Act of Settlement.
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8 | 1717 | - Edmond Halley invents the diving bell.
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9 | 1722 | - French C. Hopffer patents the fire extinguisher.
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10 | 1724 | - Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer.
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11 | 1727 | - George II. Ruler of England 1727-1760. House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg.
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12 | 1733 | - John Kay invents the flying shuttle.
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13 | 1745 | - E.G. von Kleist invents the leyden jar, the first electrical capacitor.
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14 | 1752 | - Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod.
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15 | 1755 | - Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary.
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16 | 1757 | - John Campbell invents the sextant.
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17 | 1758 | - Dolland invents a chromatic lens.
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18 | 1760 | - George III. Ruler of England 1760-1820. House of Hanover: Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg.
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19 | 1761 | - Englishmen, John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude.
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20 | 1764 | - James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny.
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21 | 1767 | - Joseph Priestley invents carbonated water - soda water.
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22 | 1768 | - Richard Arkwright patents the spinning frame.
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23 | 1769 | - James Watt invents an improved steam engine.
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24 | 1774 | - Georges Louis Lesage patents the electric telegraph.
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25 | 1775 | - Alexander Cummings invents the flush toilet.
- Jacques Perrier invents a steamship.
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26 | 1776 | - David Bushnell invents a submarine.
- July 4, 1776 -- Declaration of Independence
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27 | 1779 | - Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule.
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28 | 1780 | - Benjamin Franklin invents bi-focal eyeglasses.
- Gervinus invents the circular saw.
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29 | 1783 | - Benjamin Hanks patents the self-winding clock.
- Englishmen, Henry Cort invents the steel roller for steel production.
- Joseph Michel Montgolfier and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier invent the hot-air balloon.
- Louis Sebastien demonstrates the first parachute.
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30 | 1784 | - Andrew Meikle invents the threshing machine.
- Joseph Bramah invents the safety lock.
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