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4 giorni fa · The Baroque (UK: / b ə ˈ r ɒ k / bə-ROK, US: /-ˈ r oʊ k /- ROHK; French:) or Baroquism is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s.
- 17th–18th centuries
3 giorni fa · 1750s. 1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod. 1755: William Cullen invents the first artificial refrigeration machine. 1760s. 1760: John Joseph Merlin invents the first Roller skates. 1764: James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny. 1765: James Watt invents the improved steam engine utilizing a separate condenser.
1 giorno fa · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
3 giorni fa · British Sea Power, 1750–1815. Aldershot, Ashgate, 2003, ISBN: 754608301X; 239pp.; Price: £37.50. Dr Cindy McCreery, review of Representing the Royal Navy. British Sea Power, 1750–1815, (review no. 436) Now is an appropriate time to consider the role of the British Navy and its cultural significance. 2005 marks the bicentenary of the Battle ...
4 giorni fa · In the second and third chapters, Banister turns to a series of military trials that took place in the 1740s and 1750s. The first set, the trials of Admirals Mathews and Lestock in 1746-7, which arose from Lestock’s failure to engage enemy ships in the Mediterranean, highlight the debate over whether soldiers should follow common ...
2 giorni fa · 1750s; 1767 - Corn, rye, pork, salt shad, beans; 1777 - Prices established by the General Assembly (see original recommendations): The New Hampshire legislature fixed prices in 1777 due to economic turmoil caused by the Revolutionary War. Shows prices of various food items, "meals at taverns" and more.
5 giorni fa · The book’s thematic scope is impressive, taking in several distinct types of salon including the Bluestocking model in operation from roughly the 1750s and the single-author salons of the later 18th century.
